Alpha lipoic acid wani sinadari ne na antioxidant na duniya baki daya. Domin yana narkewa cikin ruwa kuma yana narkewa cikin kitse. Wannan yana nufin yana da ayyuka iri-iri, yana isa ga kowace kwayar halitta ta jiki kuma yana kare gabobi daga lalacewar free radicals. A matsayinsa na antioxidant, α Lipoic acid na iya samar da fa'idodi masu zuwa:

√ Taimaka wajen narkar da sinadarai masu guba kamar su mercury da arsenic a cikin hanta ta hanyar ƙara yawan samar da glutathione.

√ Inganta sake farfaɗo da wasu sinadarai masu hana tsufa, musamman bitamin E, bitamin C, glutathione da Coenzyme Q10.

√Yana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen mayar da glucose zuwa makamashi.

√Yana taimakawa wajen ƙara wa ƙwaƙwalwar ɗan gajeren lokaci da kuma ta dogon lokaci.

√Binciken ya gano cewa sinadarin alpha lipoic acid yana da kyau ga masu ciwon suga kuma yana taimakawa wajen daidaita matakan sukari a jini.

√Yana da wasu fa'idodi ga masu cutar AIDS.

√Yana da amfani wajen magance matsalolin jijiyoyin jini.

√Taimaka wajen farfado da hanta (musamman nau'ikan da suka shafi shan barasa).

√Yana iya hana cututtukan zuciya, ciwon daji da kuma ciwon ido.