Therapeutic Potential of Fulvic Acid in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Diabetes

Figure 1

The characterization and classification of humic substances. Adapted from [5]. (a) Humic substances are isolated from various parent material like peat, coal, water, and soil through a series of precipitation/dissolution steps; their general characteristics are highlighted in each box [9, 10]. (b) Proposed composition of fulvic acid by Health Canada.