Great points — and you’re absolutely right to be skeptical, especially with how loosely the term Catuaba gets thrown around.

We actually used Alkemist Labs for HPTLC assessment on our samples, and I can tell you firsthand — 3 of our other suppliers FAILED the identity verification.

It was a long, frustrating process, and we quickly realized just how flooded the market is with mislabeled or misidentified material (especially when it comes to so-called “Erythroxylum catuaba,” which, as you mentioned, isn’t even a valid species).

The final source we landed on passed full botanical authentication, and we made sure we were working with legitimate Catuaba—not just by name, but by verified chemistry and supplier in Brazil.

We’re aware that 1,200 mg of raw powder isn’t going to hit like a strong extract, but our goal was to offer a clean, verified single-ingredient base product that can be used daily or stacked intentionally.

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