Prosta Plant Capsules

Recommended intake: Take 1-2 capsules daily, unchewed, with sufficient liquid during a meal.

Important notes: Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet and healthy lifestyle. The stated recommended daily intake must not be exceeded. Keep out of reach of small children.

Allergens: According to the raw material specification, contains no allergens subject to mandatory labeling in accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place, do not freeze, and protect from direct sunlight.

The saw palmetto grows only in the southeastern United States

Serenoa repens is a low fan palm that forms extensive stands in the understory of Florida and the neighboring states. It owes its name to the fine teeth on the leaf stems, which act like a saw. Individual plants can live for a very long time, with estimates reaching well over one hundred years.

It is hardly cultivated. The dark fruits are harvested by hand from wild stands in late summer, which in Florida is a separate line of business with harvesting permits and regulated areas. They are then dried and extracted. Standardization to 45 percent fatty acids refers to the fat-soluble components of the fruit, not to an oil in the sense of a cooking oil.

A pumpkin that lacks the seed coat

In oil pumpkin, the seeds are shell-less, dark green, and soft. This trait goes back to a single mutation discovered in Styria around 1870 and since then continued through breeding.

Before that, the woody shell had to be removed in labor-intensive manual work. Without it, the seeds can be pressed or extracted directly, and that is exactly why oil pumpkin became an oil fruit in the first place. The flesh plays no role; it is left in the field.

Nettle root is not nettle leaf

The root and leaf of the same plant are two different raw materials in trade, with different compositions. The leaf goes into tea, while the root is harvested in autumn from perennial plants, washed, cut, and dried.

By the way, the famous stinging hairs are found exclusively on leaves and stems. They are individual cells reinforced with silica, whose tip breaks off like a glass ampoule when touched and leaves a sharp edge behind. There are none of them on the root.

Why 15:1, 10:1, and 20:1 stand side by side

Three extracts, three very different ratios. This is not due to different care, but to how much of the respective plant part is actually soluble. A hard root yields less than a fatty fruit, which is why more starting material is needed there for the same kilogram of extract.

A higher ratio therefore does not automatically mean a stronger extract. It only describes the yield. Two products can only be compared once the plant part, ratio, and, if applicable, the standardization value are all specified together. If one of these three details is missing, the milligram figure alone says little.