Comment · Thu, August 18, 2022 · ND Owner
Product Request — Higher purity Beta Ecdysterone
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ROTHUM2 · 17 points
I would love to try a 95%+ purity extract, partly due to the unknown risks of cyanotis arachnoidea.
From the following:
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep37322
“Concerning any dietary uses, C. arachnoidea and its preparations have not been used in traditional herbal medicines or foodstuffs in Europe and it is unclear whether they can be legally marketed for human consumption9. In Hungary, high ecdysteroid containing plants, including a related species, Cyanotis vaga (together with Achyranthes aspera, Cyathula capitata, Pfaffia paniculata and Polypodium virginianum), are banned by the National Institute for Food and Nutrition Science (OÉTI) and, as such, cannot be marketed as food supplements10. It is also important to mention, that C. arachnoidea is neither a foodstuff nor a valued medicinal plant in China. Even though there are two ecdysteroids containing plant species in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, such as Cyathula officinalis (Chuan Niuxi) and Achyranthes bidentata (Huai Niuxi), no Cyanotis species are recorded (Prof. De-an Guo; personal communication, 04.09.2015).”
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IME, even a 50% vs 98% can make a dramatic difference. For example, liftmode’s 98% Icariin feels com…
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ROTHUM2 · 6 points
I think, ND has tested liftmode a few times and they’re usually pretty good. I generally prefer ND, but it’s not like we’re talking doublewood here.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I'd trust a bum on the street over Double Wood.