Comment · Wed, May 18, 2022 · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
I'm an Analytical Chemist, and I just performed some testing for my Aunt.
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TheProfessorOfNames · 186 points
My Aunt approached me recently about wanting to get a product of hers tested for purity. She had purchased "pure" fenbendazole from a Lithuanian company, 250g for 250$. Fenbendazole is an antihelmintic that is mainly used in veterinary medicine. It's recently gained popularity for its supposed role in fighting cancer, both as a treatment and as a prophylactic. I can't speak to these claims as I haven't done much digging on them, and am not currently aware of any large-scale study that has validated these theories. However, my aunt paid for pure fenbendazole, so that's what she should have recieved.
I used Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography paired with a Photometric Diode Array (UPLC-PDA) to test her product. Long story short, the product she received was only 56% pure! That's unacceptable. When you pay a dollar per gram of something, it better be what you paid for.
I identified what constitutes the majority of the remaining 44% as sodium carbonate. This is a close cousin to the very popular sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda. Sodium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing, water softening, pool pH regulation, and even had some historical uses in baking. Fortuna…
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callitblues · 2 points
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
Not surprising. If he went out and tested a bunch of other shit on the market, his results would be similar. It's so bad.