The Tocotrienol Pages. Tocotrienol is a vitamin E fraction.
Vitamin E consists of alpha, beta and gamma tocopherals plus tocotrienols.
Tocotrienol is 40 to 6000 times stronger as an antioxidant than Vitamin E, depending upon the tocopherol fraction. Since it is oxidized cholesterol that causes atherosclerosis this is a considerable advantage. Many alternative healers are now recommending Tocotrienol instead of FDA-approved drugs for hypercholesterolemia. HMG-CoA is the enzyme that creates cholesterol. Those who do not respond have errors in cholesterol transport or degradation.