Sun, Aug-01-04, 20:23
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Originally Posted by KKNoCarbs
I found some green tea extract pills at Walgreen's but the bottle states that it's only 50% standardized. Is this even worth taking??
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Standardized herbal extracts simply mean that the known active components of the herb are isolated from the herb and concentrated to a guaranteed strength. Every single pill in the bottle is the same strength as all the others.
Non-standardized herbs will vary in effectiveness from one pill to the next. So, when buying herbs, it's best to look for standardized. All standardized herbal extracts will list a percentage, ie "ginko 24% flavoglycosides", and "milk thistle 80% silymarin".
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