Lists of Vitamins Acting On Different Systems

 Lists of Vitamins Acting On Different Systems

The following is a brief summary of the various vitamins acting on different tissues and systems. It must be remembered that vitamins also act in close cooperation with one another. Thus the functions of a particular vitamin are not independent, but depend upon the proper activity of other vitamins.

Vitamins Acting On Nervous System

·        Vitamin A

·        Vitamin B

·        Nicotinic acid (Niacin)

·        Pantothenic acid

·        Pyridoxine

·        Vitamin D-indirectly through its action on bones

Vitamins Acting on Alimentary System

·        Vitamin A on the epithelium, glands and secretions

·        Vitamin B-Thiamine (tone, appetite and secretion), Riboflavin (ulcer mouth), Nicotinic acid (Niacin) (gastro-intestinal disorders in pellagra)

·        Vitamin C (malformations of teeth, hemorrhages from the gums, intestine and increased susceptibility to infections of the gastro-intestinal tract, etc.)

Vitamins Acting on Circulatory System and Blood

·        Vitamin B- Thiamine (cardiac damage of beriberi, increased blood lactate), Folic acid, Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B₁₂), Pyridoxine

·        Vitamin C

·        Vitamin D (on blood calcium)

·        Vitamin K

·        Vitamin P.

Vitamins Acting on Bone Formation

·        Vitamin A

·        Vitamin C

·        Vitamin D

Vitamins Acting on Epithelium, Skin and Hair

·        Vitamin A

·        Vitamin B- Riboflavin, Nicotinic acid (Niacin),  Biotin,  Pyridoxine

·        Vitamin C

Vitamins Acting on Reproductive System

·        Vitamin A

·        Vitamin B- Pyridoxine, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin B

·        Vitamin C

·        Vitamin E

Vitamins Acting on Growth

·        Vitamin A

·        Vitamin B

·        Vitamin C

·        Vitamin D