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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PachoCali · 1 points
First time I am hearing of bulbine natalensis, will look into it.
I was planning on adding Fadogia with the Tongkat, based on that Huberman interview, but later saw some youtube videos and reddit discussions about fadogia's toxicity, and they suggested cistanche and shilajit as alternatives. Not sure what to make of this, what is your take?
I will look into the shilajit variants.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
There is a reason we don't carry those two products. Be careful, as both of them show the possibility of toxicity to multiple organ systems.
Fadogia agrestis
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
Bulbine natalensis
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jmf.2008.0221
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3861
Your best bet is the 10% tongkat, Primavie, Cistanche, and Shoden. Those the the ones with the most proven effects on testosterone while being safe.