Comment · Sat, September 5, 2020 · ND Owner
⚠️ NEW BLOG ALERT | Tongkat Ali Extracts | Everything You Need To Know Before You Buy ⚠️
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NootropicsDepotCom · 37 points
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Tongkat Ali Extracts | Everything You Need To Know Before You Buy
Eurycoma longifolia, more commonly known as Tongkat Ali or Longjack, is an evergreen plant native to Southeast Asia. Eurycoma longifolia forms a large root system underground which produces a plethora of potent bioactive compounds! The main class of compounds produced by Eurycoma longifolia root are the Quassinoids. Within this class, the most bioactive Quassinoid is a compound called Eurycomanone, and the bulk of Tongkat Ali benefits discussed in scientific research are attributed to the bioactivity of this compound. This is why it is important to look for Eurycoma longifolia extracts that are high in Eurycomanone! We’ll touch more on this later, but first let’s explore the history of Tongkat Ali supplementation... (click here to read more)
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yoloblazeit123 · 1 points
Can you name the competitors next time or is that not allowed?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I will say that when we do testing like this, we buy the highest selling products in the category. So most of the time when you see us testing things, the top 5 selling products on Amazon for that specific compound/extract, along with some big brands that many people use, are the ones we buy. Based on our most recent rounds of testing, we are starting to buy more and more product each time we do this testing. It's easy to run 10 samples on an UPLC back-to-back, rather than doing them individually, or just running them all side-by-side on an HP-TLC plate. 8-10 competitors is a good sample size, I think.