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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 · 2 points

Thanks! I will try Shoden in the future, as I currently have KSM-66. Impressively more withanolides.

I’ll be ordering Tongkat 10% for sure, but I am not sure if I can afford to run both cistanche and shilajit. Would you recommend between one of the two particularly to raise testosterone and LH on the low end?

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner

If you are looking for just testosterone specifically, I would combine the tongkat 10% with the Primavie. It has direct evidence in humans for raising testosterone levels.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/and.12482

The thing I really like about Cistanche is that it has a lot of other benefits outside testosterone.

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