ʻO Taruine kahi mea hoʻohuihui mea ola i loaʻa i loko o nā ʻiʻo holoholona.He sulfur amino acid ia, akā ʻaʻole hoʻohana ʻia no ka synthesis protein.He waiwai ia i ka lolo, ka u, ka gallbladder a me ke kinikini.He ʻakika amino koʻikoʻi ia i nā pēpē mua a me nā keiki hānau hou o ke kanaka.Loaʻa iā ia nā ʻano hana physiological e like me ke ʻano he neurotransmitter i loko o ka lolo, conjugation o bile acids, anti-oxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, modulation of calcium signaling, hoʻoponopono i ka hana cardiovascular a me ka hoʻomohala ʻana a me ka hana o ka ʻiʻo iwi, ʻo ka retina, a me ka ʻōnaehana hoʻokele waena.