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Those adaptogen pills you take might have way more lead in them than the raw herbs they're made from — some even go over the safety limit by more than double. The way they're made could be adding extra contamination.
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Heavy Metal Contamination in Adaptogenic Herbal Dietary Supplements: Experimental, Assessment and Regulatory Safety Perspectives
Cross-Sectional Study
2025 Oct 23The study found that adaptogen tablets often have more lead than raw herbs, and the levels can be over three times the safe limit, possibly because of how they're made.
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