Comment · Wed, May 18, 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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Worldly-Education-99 · 1 points
Hi, do you have thoughts on Cistanche deserticola vs Cistanche tubulosa ?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Of the samples we have tested, the tubulosa species seems to have higher levels of echinacoside and verbascoside. However, we need to do more testing to really see if that is a trend that holds consistently. We are also working on some novel extracts of it, so we should have more interesting data at some point.