硫胺素，亦称维生素B1。它广泛存在于酵母、谷物、豆制品、坚果和肉类等多种食品中，维生素B1通常以复合形式存在和应用/Thiamine is a vitamin, also called vitamin B1. Vitamin B1 is found in many foods including yeast, cereal grains, beans, nuts, and meat. It is often used in combination with other B vitamins, and found in many vitamin B complex products. Vitamin B complexes generally include vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin/niacinamide), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), and folic acid. However, some products do not contain all of these ingredients and some may include others, such as biotin, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), choline bitartrate, and inositol.

人们常服用维生素B1，以治疗脚气病或由于孕期所并发的糙皮病、神经炎/People take thiamine for conditions related to low levels of thiamine (thiamine deficiency syndromes), including beriberi and inflammation of the nerves (neuritis) associated with pellagra or pregnancy.

亦可用于治疗食欲不佳、肠炎和腹泻/Thiamine is also used for digestive problems including poor appetite, ulcerative colitis, and ongoing diarrhea.

还可用于治疗艾滋病或提升免疫力、运动能力，治疗酒精中毒、脑损伤、冠心病和眼部疾病，及抗衰老等/Thiamine is also used for AIDS and boosting the immune system, diabetic pain, heart disease, alcoholism, aging, a type of brain damage called cerebellar syndrome, canker sores, vision problems such as cataracts and glaucoma, motion sickness, and improving athletic performance. Other uses include preventing cervical cancer and progression of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

更有将其用于改善脑功能/Some people use thiamine for maintaining a positive mental attitude; enhancing learning abilities; increasing energy; fighting stress; and preventing memory loss, including Alzheimer's disease.

Healthcare providers give thiamine shots for a memory disorder called Wernicke's encephalopathy syndrome, other thiamine deficiency syndromes in critically ill people, alcohol withdrawal, and coma.

How does it work?

维生素B1是人体碳水化合物代谢所必须的物质/Thiamine is required by our bodies to properly use carbohydrates.