Comment · Sun, November 24, 2019
ND Gotu Kola and testosterone
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v5xMkTNHXt8qRE7aT7st · 7 points
Gotu Kola seems like a very promising herb to me, but I've read that it can have an adverse effect on testosterone levels. Do the ND tablets share that quality, or are they different somehow?
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v5xMkTNHXt8qRE7aT7st · 2 points
I read it on examine as well as a few anecdotes on reddit.
https://examine.com/supplements/centella-asiatica/#interactions-with-hormones_testosterone
https://examine.com/supplements/centella-asiatica/#interactions-with-organ-systems_testicles
Looks like isothankuniside and thankuniside are the actives in question. I'm guessing cycling it conservatively would prevent some of these effects, but I have no idea to what degree it would help.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Our extract is standardized to madecassoside, asiaticoside, and asiaticoside B. Those make up the majority of the triterpenes in our extract. Isothankuniside and thankuniside should be minor ones, if present. I am having trouble accessing our VPN right now. So I can't look at the analysis to see if it breaks out isothankuniside and thankuniside. I can look at it tomorrow when I am in the office, though.