Fadogia Agrestis
600 mg · Daily
Evidence
- Human Studies
- 0
- Animal Studies
- 10
- Clinical Status
- Dietary Supplement
- Confidence
- Low
- Long-Term Safety
- Unknown — no published human trials at all; some animal data raises unresolved safety questions at high doses
What this score is: a measure of how much research exists and how far along it is (animal-only vs. human trials, research-stage vs. FDA approved) — not how safe, effective, or worth trying a compound is. A low score usually means “early stage” or “understudied,” not “bad.” A high score doesn’t mean “better” for your goals than a lower-scored one.
This is not my personal rating of the compound, not a recommendation, and not medical advice. It’s a general research synthesis for informational purposes only, not a live literature count. See the linked research and talk to a licensed clinician before making decisions based on it.
Mechanism
Fadogia Agrestis is an herbal extract that has become popular in men's health/fitness marketing as a testosterone booster, largely on the strength of a small number of rodent studies. Unlike Tongkat Ali, it has essentially no published human clinical trial data — its popularity has substantially outpaced the actual research behind it.
Common Protocols
- 300–600 mg daily of extract, per product labeling — there is no clinically established human dosing, only marketing convention
Side Effects
- No systematic human safety data exists at all
- Animal studies at high doses have raised unresolved questions about testicular tissue effects
Interactions
- No formal human interaction data exists
Practical Details
- Cost
- $$
- Typical Dose
- 600 mg
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
Research Links
Popular T-booster on social media; human evidence is essentially absent