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[ejdavis1]

I'm about ready to make milkshakes with this stuff or something. It is now two weeks since I complained and I have not heard a peep from herbal com. I'm quite sure I received a pound of cocoa powder by mistake.

Did anyone else who ordered from them check their product? What exactly does Bacopa monnieri really taste like?

[ryan1113]

I'm about ready to make milkshakes with this stuff or something.  It is now two weeks since I complained and I have not heard a peep from herbal com. I'm quite sure I received a pound of cocoa powder by mistake.

Did anyone else who ordered from them check their product?  What exactly does Bacopa monnieri really taste like?

It has a yucky-tasting, powdered green weed taste. There's nothing cocoa-like about it in appearance, odor, or taste. Dispute the charge with your credit card company if you must.
Try ordering from http://www.beyond-a-century.com next time.

Was this stuff not labeled?

[ejdavis1]

They ship their stuff in little plastic bags looking strikingly like trash bag liners with stick on labels.

[zencatholic]

ej-

The bacopa I received from herbalcom was cocoa-like too. I can't say for sure that it's cocoa, but it's close. The other 8 herbs I received from them seem fine. I can't say definitively that it's not bacopa - at least not yet.

Peace be with you,
AMDG

Zen Catholic

[ejdavis1]

Well the gig was up when I inadvertantly put a large spoonful of the alleged "bacopa" in my mouth. I was on the road and had decided to just wash down a large spoonful no matter how bad it tasted. It melted down immediately into a sweet tasting mush. One would not expect ground herbs to dissolve like that.

So we have two direct witness accounts of a choclaty substance totally lacking the reported characteristics of the purchased substance. This has been determined by many online descriptions, and also by a source in this forum who is known to be reliable, has a sound basis for his information, and corroborates the general descriptions found online. Sounds like that meets the Gates "totality of the circumstances" test for PC, huh Zen counselor?

I've got a crimpro exam tomorrow and I've gotten myself fairly dazed and brainwashed right now.

[ejdavis1]

Out of all fairness, I'm enjoying the powdered ashwagandha I got from herbcom.com. It quickly brews into a potent tea for my evening "knock out" punch. I've been sleeping really well recently and waking up refreshed. General health seems better, despite stress and poor eating habits.

[nootropi]

Good luck on your exam, ej! I hope you do well.

On my test today I am reasonably sure that I scored 100% This is a good feeling. While I will not attribute my academic success to any particular medicine, I must say that whatever I have been doing works well; without doubt. So although some of you may think it is "crazy" to take like 20+ supplements daily, I think it is perfectly rational considering the safety of the substances of ingestion (that sounds cool too, eh?). I mean it does feel a bit awkward to be taking so many pills all the time, but it is perfectly rational to attempt to counteract some of the negative substances we involentarily ingest.

I just finished watching the movie "The Corporation." I highly recommend this to all of you. It is an excellent movie.

Take care,

Adam