Pantothenic acid (also known as vitamin B5) is an essential nutrient that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin B5 benefits includes hormone stimulation, relieving stress, keeping the heart healthy, reducing fatigue and providing stamina to the body. Other benefits includes skin and hair care, helping the body generate more hemoglobin, healing wounds and preventing rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin B5, or pantothenic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found in most foods and is essential for fat metabolism, skin health, nervous system health, and more. Vitamin B5 commercially well-known as D-pantothenic acid or pantothenate is one of the potent water-soluble vitamins of the vitamin B complex. The word pantothenic comes from the Greek word "pantou," which means ‘everywhere’, as almost all foods contain small quantities of pantothenic acid in them.
