Gut health
What has been measured for gut health?
Gut barrier function, intestinal growth and the compounds used in short bowel syndrome. A small area with a couple of genuinely approved drugs in it.
8 compounds studied for this · 3 with three or more human studies cited · 4 with none
Three or more human studies cited 3
The deepest human evidence on this site for this goal. That is a statement about how much has been measured, not about whether it will work for you.
BPC-157
5 citedA pentadecapeptide with a large animal literature on tendon, ligament, muscle and gut healing, and a small human record:...
Healing & RecoveryLarazotide
3 citedAn investigational gut-barrier peptide for celiac disease that reached Phase 3 but was terminated by the sponsor without...
Healing & RecoveryTeduglutide
3 citedAn FDA-approved GLP-2 analogue that promotes intestinal growth in short bowel syndrome, reducing dependence on IV nutrit...
MetabolicOne or two human studies cited 1
Something has been run in people, and it is a thin base. The count is on each card so you can see exactly how thin.
No human study cited here 4
Studied in other species or in cell culture, or studied in people for something else entirely. Listed rather than hidden, because knowing a thing has not been tested in a person is the useful part.
KPV
none citedA small anti-inflammatory tripeptide derived from alpha-MSH studied for gut inflammation and skin, mostly in preclinical...
Healing & RecoveryGLP-2
none citedA natural gut hormone that promotes growth and repair of the intestinal lining, the basis for the drug teduglutide.
MetabolicPentadeca Arginate
none citedThe same 15 amino acid sequence as BPC-157 with an arginine salt instead of acetate, created as a compounding workaround...
Healing & RecoveryKLOW blend
none citedA four-peptide vendor blend, typically 50 mg GHK-Cu with 10 mg each of KPV, BPC-157 and TB-500, sold for repair and infl...
Healing & RecoveryWhat the number counts, exactly
The figure on each card is the number of citations on that compound’s page whose study type is Human. It is counted the same mechanical way for all 192 compounds and you can check any of it by opening the profile and reading the citation list, which is the whole point of publishing a number at all.
It is a count of what we cite, not a claim about how much research exists. A compound with three human studies here may have thirty in the literature, and the honest thing to say is that we have read and listed three. It is also not a quality score: three small open-label studies count the same as three randomised trials, so the tiers tell you how much was measured in people and the page itself tells you how well.