Rankings / Recovery
Recovery
Post-exercise and injury-repair compounds — peptides, antioxidants, lipid signallers, amino acids. Short-term effect data outpaces long-term outcome data.
| # | Compound | Ev | Bn | Sf | Grade · Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creatine monohydrate Cellular energy substrate | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | A 8.7 |
| 2 | Omega-3 (EPA + DHA) Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 8.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | A- 7.7 |
| 3 | Suzetrigine (Journavx / VX-548) Selective Nav1.8 sodium channel inhibitor | 8.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | A- 7.7 |
| 4 | Thymosin alpha-1 Immunomodulatory peptide | 8.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | B+ 7.1 |
| 5 | Boswellia serrata (AKBA) Boswellic acid / 5-LOX inhibitor | 6.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | B 6.9 |
| 6 | Curcumin (turmeric) Polyphenol | 6.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | B 6.9 |
| 7 | Collagen peptides (hydrolyzed collagen) Protein / amino acid source | 6.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | B 6.8 |
| 8 | HMB (β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate) Leucine metabolite | 6.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | B 6.8 |
| 9 | Hyaluronic acid (oral + intra-articular) Glycosaminoglycan | 6.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | B 6.5 |
| 10 | PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) Endogenous fatty acid amide | 6.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | B 6.5 |
| 11 | Tart cherry (Prunus cerasus) Anthocyanin-rich fruit extract | 6.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | B 6.4 |
| 12 | Glutamine Amino acid | 6.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | B- 6.2 |
| 13 | Glucosamine + chondroitin Joint matrix substrate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | B- 6.0 |
| 14 | Pentosan polysulfate (Elmiron) Semisynthetic heparinoid | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | C 4.9 |
| 15 | SPMs (specialized pro-resolving mediators) Lipid signaling molecules | 2.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | C- 4.2 |
| 16 | BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound-157) Pentadecapeptide | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | D+ 3.7 |
| 17 | TB-500 (Thymosin beta-4 fragment) Synthetic peptide | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | D+ 3.7 |
| 18 | KPV (Lys-Pro-Val) Tripeptide (alpha-MSH fragment) | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D+ 3.5 |
| 19 | LL-37 (cathelicidin) Antimicrobial peptide | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | D+ 3.5 |