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Tinospora Cordifolia as in LG Sciences' Natadrol is a Potent Antioxidant and Metal Chelator

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This is only a small news-item, but unfortunately scientific background info on commercially available supplements is pretty rare - so here we go... Scientists from India ( Bhawya. 2010 ) investigated the antioxidant potential of various extracts of Tinospora Cordifolia (the primary ingredient in LG Sciences Test Booster Natadrol ) and found that ... Methanolic, ethanolic and water extracts showed significant antioxidant potential compared to other solvents and also possess metal chelation and reducing power activity . In the DPPH radical scavenging activity, methanolic extract  (98.13%)  showed high antioxidant potency, ethanolic  extract (90.34%) was a potent scavenger of superoxide radical. At the same time, both methanolic (97.08%) and ethanolic extracts  (95.21%)  inhibited hydroxyl radical along with other extracts. The metal chelation  in methanolic  (60.62%), ethanolic  (57.62%),   aqueous extracts  (40.89%)  and r...
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Protect Your Testes! Beware of These Plants and Plant Products

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According to a very recent review from D'Cruz et. al. ( D'Cruz. 2010 ) you better avoid the following 15 plants and plant products, if you are interested in maintaining testicular health: Figure 1: Plants and plant products that influence sperm production and testicular health ( D'Cruz. 2010 ) Figure 1 also hints at the pathways by which popular plant extracts such as   Juniperus phoenicia L.  - Axis Labs Xtrac t, Prolab Cuts II , Universal Animal Cuts X2 , and others Piper longum - Controlled Labs Red Acid , Man Scorch , Xedra Cut , many more Tinospora cardifolia   - LG Natadrol, cf. write-up @SuppVersity ,  Garcinia cambogia (HCA) - original Hydroxycut, Bioshape , Cheaters Relief and others   Bulbine Natalensis -  Anabolic Designs Bullk , I-Force Tropinol influence testicular health. The previous list may well be continued, but I decided to pick those compounds a supplement fan is most likely to consume. So check the labels if you want to f...
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LG Natadrol: A Short Write-Up

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A few weeks ago, LG released Natadrol , a product containing a new, self-proclaimed  "potent muscle-building androgen found naturally occurring in our environment". Sounds like an invitation for a "SuppVerSive" investigation into its somewhat exotic ingredients .* So lets see what we have here * Tinospora Cordifolia (TC) has androgenic activity, established exclusively in the prostate ( Kapur. 2009 );  lowers blood sugar ( various studies );  good for immune system ( various studies );  potent antioxidant ( Singh. 2006 );  good for the heart ( Rao. 2005 );  hypolipidemic, i.e. it lowers blood fats ( various studies ) Overall: If TC is androgenic in the prostate it might as well work as an androgen elsewhere, other than that there is no evidence that apart from being "healthy" (outside the prostate) it might in itself be anabolic . Note: LG is honest and lists it under "androgenic factor" < so their claim holds true, yet it has...
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