http://en.wikipedia....guaiaretic_acid
Jiaogulan aka Gynostemma (contains NDGA among other things)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaogulan
Anyone here familiar with this?
There has been a lot of talk on imminst about Rhodiola, but not the Chinese adaptogen Gynostemma. It is apparently popular throughout Asia, and regular drinkers of the tea are said to live longer. I wonder if anyone here has read or has personal experience with it? It seems like something that could be blended with green tea to provide extra benefit or even as a standalone replacement. (OT, I'm currently drinking an awesome green/yerba mate/pinch of wormwood blend)
I'm a little worried about reports of renal and hepatoxicity, but these reports only seem to come from consumption of NDGA containing chapparal and not Jiaogulan, which has been used safely in China for a very long time. Curious to hear your thoughts...
Edit to add:
Resveratrol
NDGA
Could it be an analogue?
Edited by 1kgcoffee, 28 March 2010 - 04:34 AM.
