SourceOne, Natural Factors Launch Sytrinol in Canada
SourceOne Global Partners, Chicago, IL, has signed an agreement with Canada-based Natural Factors Nutritional Products Inc. to introduce Sytrinol, SourceOne’s proprietary, patented cardiovascular support compound. Sytrinol, an ingredient derived from citrus, is composed of polymethoxylated flavones and tocotrienols. Sytrinol has been proven to reduce total cholesterol by 30%, reduce LDL cholesterol by 27% and reduce triglycerides 34%. HP Ingredients Underwrites Medicine Hunter Episode about Tongkat Ali
HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, a supplier of Tongkat ali under the trade name LJ100, has announced that the herb will be the subject of the second episode of the new Medicine Hunter television series on The Healthy Living Channel. The second episode will profile the medicinal origins, indigenous use and current research and manufacture of Tongkat ali in its natural environment—Malaysia. The Medicine Hunter series was developed by ethnobotanist, author and lecturer Chris Kilham and his media partner Mitchell Stuart of HQ Productions. Mr. Kilham is also the host of the program.
The episode will feature visits to a Tongkat ali harvesting in Sarawak (the world’s oldest rainforest), the Dayak settlement at their long house to spotlight their history of use of Tongkat ali, traditional herbal stalls at the Chow Kit Market in Kuala Lumpur, a Tongkat ali plantation at Forest Research Institute Malaysia, and Orang Asli settlement in West Malaysia where they harvest the root in the rainforest. Mr. Kilham will also interview traditional medicine men and women, the scientists who pioneered Tongkat ali research and have created LJ100, officials at the Malaysian Herbal Corporation and other experts.