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Injury healing

Recovery from tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries. Where healing timelines are measured in weeks, not months.

INJURY HEALING · 3 compounds · Last updated Apr 2026

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3 compounds · Ranked by evidence

01

BPC-157

BPC-157 is a peptide studied for its healing properties, originally isolated from a protective protein in human gastric juice. It's one of the most-researched compounds in this space, with over 100 published studies on tissue repair, gut healing, and inflammation, though the majority of that data comes from animal research.

BEST FOR

recoveryinjury

EVIDENCE

ROUTE

InjectionOral
02

TB-500

TB-500 is a synthetic version of the active region of thymosin beta-4, a repair protein your body produces naturally. It was originally studied in racehorses (where it became famous for tendon recovery), and has since moved into human research for whole-body tissue repair.

BEST FOR

recoveryinjury

EVIDENCE

ROUTE

InjectionTopical
03

GHK-Cu

GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide that your body produces less of as you age. Between your twenties and your sixties, levels decline by over 60%.

BEST FOR

skininflammation

EVIDENCE

ROUTE

InjectionTopical

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