Ceylon Cinnamon: What It Is, What Research Shows, and How to Buy the Real Thing
Ceylon cinnamon is sold as the safe cinnamon. That’s half true: it has trace coumarin but isn’t lower in lead. What the research shows and how to buy one with proof.
Botanicals
Mandukaparni: The Frog-Leaf Plant the West Calls Gotu Kola
If you own a cica cream, you already touched mandukaparni. It’s famously called Centella asiatica and gotu kola. Herbs for the mind. Sold for memory and calm. Ayurveda’s classic medical text names mandukaparni as a fresh juice. Europe’s medicines regulator acknowledges one traditional use for it, and you don’t swallow it. Two strains grown side …
Catuaba Extract: The Aphrodisiac Herb That’s Actually Three Different Plants
Most catuaba extract on the market doesn’t have to contain the plant you think you’re buying. No law requires it. A 2018 Japanese government lab ran DNA tests on catuaba products sold in Japan and the US. Zero of six Japanese products contained either plant genus tied to the catuaba name. Six of seven US …
Muira Puama and Catuaba: Are You Wasting Money on the Wrong Plant?
Muira puama and catuaba sit side by side on the shelf, but a lab that tested 14 bottles sold as catuaba found only a minority held the bark on the label. And the study some pages cite for muira puama? It’s about ginkgo. So before you spend another dollar, here’s what’s actually proven, and what …
Muira Puama Extract: Yours Is Probably Wrong & How to Get The Real Benefits
The plant chemicals you want may not be in your muira puama extract. Stems from a different tree are frequently sold as muira puama. This article include all benefit findings and eight checks before you buy so you get authentic muira pauma extract. What to look for in a muira puama extract Before you buy …
Soursop Bitters: Benefits, Side Effects & How to Take Them
What soursop bitters are, what the evidence says about benefits and side effects, and how to take them: dosage, timing and safety.