Comment · Tue, February 15, 2022 · ND Owner
Cistanche vs Shilajit as test booster?
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PachoCali · 16 points
My bloodwork showed that my testosterone has gone to the lower end at 391 ng/L.
I have already started taking vitamin D (also tested), ashwagandha and boron, which were available locally. I will be ordering Tongkat Ali 10% from ND. I have some budget left for either Cistanche or Shilajit. I am leaning more towards Cistanche for the testosterone, but I would love to hear some opinions.
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DisturbedBurger · 2 points
I would get bulbine natalensis and fadogia agrestis instead, but between those two you said I'd go with shilajit, but not Primavie; get a tar or resin, Purblack and Lotus Blooming are good choices I think.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
There is a reason we have not released a fadogia agrestis extract, even though we would make a fuckload of money if we did.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874107005296
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0960327109106973
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bajopas/article/view/203700
Testicular and kidney toxicity is no joke, especially when its mechanism of action is very similar to cistanche that doesn't have the risk of that toxicity.