Comment · Fri, April 29, 2022 · ND Owner
Maca and tribulus extracts- any updates?
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chadbulled · 11 points
I am really eager to hear if there's been any progress on sourcing/extracting Maca. One of the most interesting supplements but the stomach issues turned me away and you have to take so much of it to get any effect.
Also, anything on tribulus? In the bodybuilding world a lot of people claim only tribestan is legit, I don't know if that is true.. I'll try and grab some to try but it sounds like bulgaria is having supply issues with it.
Still really enjoying this 50% HGW and something that acts even more acutely on libido like Maca would be a great combo.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
All the maca out there is shit. It's really all garbage. Pretty crazy. We did a lot of work in the lab, and we sent off to one of our partner labs to validate and confirm. Their numbers are all matching ours. There are very little macaenes and macamides in the maca out there. Like orders of magnitude lower. Plus the heavy metals are all high. Pretty crazy. Luckily we have finally found a new partner that claims they can meet our specs. We have samples on the way, so cross your fingers! The lab side of things has all been solved now, though. So that is good.
We are working on Tribulus, too. We should make some progress there in the next month or so. Still need to finish lab work there, but I think it is going to be much easier than maca. The macaenes and macamides were an absolute bitch for the chromatography. Took much longer than I anticipated. Tribulus should be quicker.