Can a dietary supplement called Adoxy treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and scleroderma? No, that's not true: The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that Adoxy is a dietary supplement and has no medical benefits. None of the dietary supplements registered with the FDA have been shown to cure SLE, a chronic disease responsible for the inflammation of organs and tissues in various parts of the human body, and scleroderma, a chronic autoimmune disease, the FDA said.
The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok by @idonely (archived here) on August 11, 2023. The text in the clip (translated from Thai to English by Lead Stories staff) read:
SLE disease. Scleroderma disease. Use Adoxy.
This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Wed Feb 28 17:25:41 2024 UTC)
The TikTok account posted several different videos showing before-and-after photos of a woman who suffered from SLE (archived here) and scleroderma (archived here) and was cured by regularly drinking water mixed with Adoxy (archived here). Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and thickening of the skin and other body parts.
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (archived here) confirmed to Lead Stories by phone on February 28, 2024, that none of Adoxy's ingredients have been proven to cure SLE and scleroderma. The FDA official said Adoxy is a dietary supplement registered (archived here) in the food category with the serial number 10-1-30547-1-0037, and it has not submitted any medical efficacy reports for treating any diseases.
The FDA added that its main ingredients include wheat germ powder, soy protein isolate, carrot extract, papaya powder, black sesame extract, spinach powder and white kidney bean extract, from which no medical benefit can be expected.
