Hi all,
Thank you to everyone who has made this such a great forum – I only just found it last week and it’s been incredibly informative!
I’m hoping those more experienced than me can help decipher the different way that Pygeum ingredients and strength are displayed on bottles.
I’ll be using iHerb to supply the supplements. Piping Rock is not an option because they do not appear to ship this type of product to my country (Australia).
The Swansons brand has an option for a 100 capsule and a 120 capsule bottle of Pygeum extract, but the way the ingredients are listed differs.
For the 100 capsule bottle, serving size 2 capsules, A$12.38:
Pygeum africanum 4:1 Extract (Bark) (equivalent to 1 g), amount per serving 250mg.
[this math makes sense. 4 x 250mg = 1g, which matches a 4:1 ratio]
For the 120 capsule bottle, serving size 1 capsule, A$19.20:
Pygeum africanum (bark), amount per serving 400mg
Pygeum africanum Extract (bark) (25% phytosterols), amount per serving 26mg
I’ve seen posters refer to various dosages of Pygeum, from 200mg and up, and I believe this normally refers to the “extract” rather than just the “bark”. For simplicity, let’s assume a desired dosage of 500mg.
It seems to me that this would be achieved by 4 capsules (2 serving sizes) of the 100 capsule bottle.
For cost/convenience though I would prefer to buy the 120 capsule bottle – and it has a higher cost per capsule than the 100 capsule bottle and so I assume higher strength.
However, I can’t figure out why the extract amount per serving of 26mg is so much lower in the 120 capsule compared to the 250mg extract amount listed for the 100 capsule bottle, or how the “25% phytosterols” part fits in.
I’m obviously missing something basic. I’d be grateful if someone could let me know how to compare the strength of the capsules in the 100 and 120 capsule bottles, and/or the math to work out how many capsules of the 120 capsule equates to approximately 500mg (bark extract?).
Thanks!
Jax