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Horny Goat Weed Review
By Bryan Kernan author of Bodybuilding Supplement Secrets Revealed
Horny Goat Weed Supplement
Users of horny goat weed rank its effectiveness as middle of the road at WebMD. Horny goat weed is a flowering plant primarily from China, with it also showing up in other Asia areas and the Mediterranean.
What makes horny goat weed so interesting as a supplement is that it contains icariin, a substance similar to the one used in Viagra. It is classified as an aphrodisiac. Horny goat weed has become a fairly well-known supplement.
The elements in horny goat weed work via increasing blood flow in the body. And that not only works for the area of aphrodisiacs, it also can benefit bodybuilding as increased blood flow helps muscles grow more readily.
Horny goat weed is a mixed bag as a supplement because although it increases blood flow and acts as a sexual stimulant, it also contains phytoestrogens. For a male bodybuilder, that is a concern because phytoestrogens are chemicals that act somewhat like the female hormone estrogen. In other words, they work against you, being the opposite of testosterone.
Horny goat weed contains some powerful elements and as an herbal supplement it has not been put through FDA approval process. One concern coming from animal studies research indicates a decreased thyroid activity after the subjects were given significant amounts of horny goat weed over a long time frame.
Interestingly, horny goat weed has caused an elevated heart rate for some individuals while also over time tending to lower the body’s blood pressure to levels that are too low. There is also the potential for the elements in horny goat weed to clash in a negative manner with other medicine you may be taking at the same time.
Horny goat weed has a definite upside but also significant side effect elements so you will want to weigh both sides of the issue before making a commitment to this supplement.
My advice is that a much more effective and safer choice is Andro Shock.