Vitamin E
Function
Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It improves tissue repair, prevents cell damage, protects other fat-soluble vitamins from oxidation, promotes normal blood clotting, helps in the healing of wounds, and reduces scarring. Vitamin E is comprised of a family of eight sub-molecules, four tocopherols, and four tocotrienols.
Sources
Vitamin E is found in cold-pressed vegetable oils, dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains, eggs, sea vegetables, desiccated liver, milk, organ meats, wheat germ, and some herbs. Vitamin E is available in supplement form and is widely used this way both for health maintenance and for therapy.
Deficiency
Inadequate intake can result in damage to red blood cells and destruction of nerves. Symptoms can include infertility, neuromuscular impairment, miscarriage, and uterine degeneration.