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Comment · Sat, April 2, 2022 · ND Owner

Cistance/Tongkat equivalent for women?

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Hormesis · 11 points

Curious if any of you have tried, or know of, compounds that are similar to cistanche and tongkat that women can take for improved strength, endurance, fat-loss, etc.

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12ealdeal · 2 points

This is what the combo of tongkat, cistanche, apigenin, and ashwagandha will do

What time of day does one take this? I find TA makes me sleepy, apigenin makes me sleepy, but cistanche and ash give me energy. Sometimes ash makes me sleepy though.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner

Depends on the extract. We find that most people who report sleepiness from tongkat are taking the 2%. I don't notice that effect from the 10%. Usually I will tell people to take the 10% in the morning with coffee and the 2% in the evening before bed. Everyone is different, though. I don't see a reason why you couldn't just split the doses up in AM and PM for what works for you.

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