Alpha lipoic acid ke antioxidant e akaretsang. Hobane e qhibiliha metsing 'me e qhibiliha mafura. Sena se bolela hore e na le mesebetsi e mengata, e fihlang sele e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe ea 'mele le ho sireletsa litho tsa' mele tšenyong ea li-free radical. Jwalo ka antioxidant, α Lipoic acid e ka fana ka melemo e latelang:

√E thusa ho qhala lintho tse chefo tse kang mercury le arsenic sebeteng ka ho eketsa tlhahiso ea glutathione.

√Khothaletsa tsosoloso ea li-antioxidants tse ling, haholo-holo livithamine E, livithamine C, glutathione le Coenzyme Q10.

√E bapala karolo ea bohlokoa ho fetoleng tsoekere hore e be matla.

√E thusa ho ntlafatsa mohopolo oa nako e khuts'oane le oa nako e telele.

√Phuputso ena e fumane hore alpha lipoic acid e molemo bakeng sa batho ba nang le lefu la tsoekere 'me e thusa ho laola maemo a tsoekere maling.

√E na le melemo e meng bakeng sa bakuli ba AIDS.

√E thusa kalafong ea arteriosclerosis.

√Thusa ho tsosolosa sebete (haholo-holo mefuta e amanang le ho noa joala).

√E ka thibela lefu la pelo, kankere le lera la mahlo.