IronPulseX Ingredients: The Six Botanicals Inside

IronPulseX names six botanicals on its pack. They are Tongkat Ali, Ashwagandha, Maca Root, Horny Goat Weed, Beet Root and Grape Seed Extract. All six come from roots, leaves or seeds.

Each one arrives in a chewable gummy, and a bottle holds 30 gummies. The amount of each botanical per gummy has not been published. So this page shows what each plant is, what studies used, and what they found.

Tongkat Ali is a root from Southeast Asia, also called longjack. Its Latin name is Eurycoma longifolia. It has more men's health trials than any other plant in IronPulseX.

In 63 moderately stressed adults, 200 mg a day of a standard root extract for 4 weeks cut cortisol by 16% (Talbott et al., 2013). Testosterone status rose 37% in the same study. A later review pooled 5 trials in 232 men using 100 to 600 mg a day. Total testosterone went up, most in men who started low, and side effects were minimal (Leisegang et al., 2022).

A third trial gave 109 men aged 30 to 55 a dose of 300 mg a day for 12 weeks. Their erectile function scores and sexual interest improved more than placebo (Ismail et al., 2012). Our post on Tongkat Ali and ashwagandha goes deeper.

Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic root, Withania somnifera. It is the classic adaptogen, a herb said to help the body handle stress. Most human research looks at stress, sleep and mood.

In 64 stressed adults, 300 mg twice a day for 60 days lowered perceived stress scores by 44% and cortisol by 28% (Chandrasekhar et al., 2012). Trials usually use 225 to 600 mg a day (NIH ODS, Ashwagandha).

Results on male vitality are mixed. In 43 men aged 40 to 70, an extract raised DHEA-S and testosterone compared with placebo. Yet fatigue, vigor and sexual well-being did not differ (Lopresti et al., 2019). Ashwagandha has rare reports of liver injury, usually 2 to 12 weeks after starting (NIH LiverTox, Ashwagandha).

Maca is a root vegetable grown high in the Peruvian Andes. Its Latin name is Lepidium meyenii. People there have eaten it as food for centuries.

The trial cited most often gave healthy men 1.5 or 3 grams a day for 12 weeks. Sexual desire improved from week 8, and testosterone did not change (Gonzales et al., 2002). So maca seems to work on interest, not on hormones.

The wider evidence is thin. A review of four small trials found mixed results and called the evidence limited (Shin et al., 2010). Maca is still a sensible pick for the desire side of the formula.

Horny goat weed is the leaf of Epimedium, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. Its best-known compound is icariin. Most of what we know comes from lab work.

In the lab, icariin mildly blocks PDE-5, the same enzyme that ED drugs block (MSKCC, Epimedium). That effect has not been shown in good human trials. The U.S. military's supplement safety program notes a lack of human research for sexual-health claims (OPSS, Horny Goat Weed).

Products usually contain 250 to 500 mg once a day, and liver injury looks unlikely (NIH LiverTox, Horny Goat Weed). Case reports describe fast heart rhythm, though, so people with heart disease should be careful (MSKCC, Epimedium).

Beet root is a natural source of dietary nitrate. The body turns nitrate into nitrite and then into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a molecule that relaxes the walls of blood vessels (Lundberg et al., 2008).

Across 16 short trials, nitrate or beetroot juice lowered systolic blood pressure by about 4.4 mmHg, and higher doses did more (Siervo et al., 2013). In 68 adults with high blood pressure, 250 mL of beetroot juice a day for 4 weeks lowered clinic readings by 7.7/2.4 mmHg (Kapil et al., 2015).

Those studies used juice, measured in cups. A gummy is small, so the nitrate it can carry is limited. The story is told in full in beet root, nitric oxide and blood flow.

Grape seed extract comes from the seeds of wine grapes, Vitis vinifera. It is rich in polyphenols called proanthocyanidins. These plant compounds are studied for heart and blood-vessel health.

A review of 9 trials found grape seed extract lowered systolic blood pressure by 1.5 mmHg and heart rate by a little (Feringa et al., 2011). In 80 adults with mildly high readings, 300 mg a day for 16 weeks lowered blood pressure in men, but not in the group overall (Schön et al., 2021).

These are small shifts. They fit the formula as a gentle partner to beet root, not as a main driver.

Every gummy has a base that holds its shape. That base is usually gelatin or pectin, plus sweeteners, flavors and colors. For IronPulseX, none of these have been published.

That matters if you avoid animal products, track sugar or have a food allergy. The IronPulseX Supplement Facts page lists what to look for when your bottle arrives.

Nobody can compare IronPulseX with the studies yet, because the amounts are not published. The table shows each studied dose next to a blank label column.

The studied doses add up to several grams a day. That is a lot to fit in a small chewable gummy. A smaller dose does not prove the formula fails, but it is not the dose that was tested.

If a label amount matters to you, check it against this table when your bottle arrives. Safety notes for each plant are on IronPulseX side effects.