Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens (berry) 20 mg per servingThe best-researched ingredient in the formula, included at roughly a sixteenth of the amount used in the trials it is known for.
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The formula
Horsewood Ingredients
All seven ingredients with the exact amounts printed on the label — information the seller's own website does not publish anywhere.
The supplied product label. Serving size is two capsules, and every figure on the panel is per serving.
Where this comes from
The Only Published Horsewood Ingredient Source
This is worth stating plainly, because it is unusual. The seller's website names no ingredients at all.
Its ingredients section lists six "nutritional support areas" and then advises readers to check the Supplement Facts panel on the packaging. Its FAQ gives the same answer when asked what is inside. There is no ingredient list on the sales page to compare against.
So everything below was read off the label artwork. And the label is a much better document than the page selling it: seven ingredients, seven individual amounts, no proprietary blend.
That is genuinely good labelling practice. It is also what makes the honest comparison further down this page possible at all.
The Horsewood Supplement Facts Panel
Transcribed from the label so it can be read, searched and checked.
Supplement Facts
Serving size: 2 capsules · Servings per container: 30
IngredientPer serving%DV
Saw Palmetto Berry ExtractSerenoa repens20 mg†
Wild Yam Root ExtractDioscorea villosa20 mg†
Sarsaparilla Root ExtractSmilax ornata20 mg†
Nettle Leaf ExtractUrtica dioica20 mg†
Boron Amino Acid Chelate20 mg†
Tongkat AliEurycoma longifoliaFrom a 100:1 extract, stated as equivalent to approximately 1000 mg of dry powder10 mg†
Horny Goat WeedEpimedium sagittatumFrom a 10:1 extract, stated as equivalent to approximately 80 mg of dry powder8 mg†
Total actives per daily serving
118 mg
† Daily Value not established. Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, gelatin, magnesium stearate.
Note the gelatin. The capsule shell is gelatin, which is animal-derived, so this product is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. The reference does not mention this anywhere.
The 118 mg total is this site's arithmetic, not a figure printed on the label. It is included because it is the quickest way to see the scale of the formula.
All seven
Every Horsewood Ingredient
Each with its label amount and a full page covering the research.
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa (root) 20 mg per servingCarries one of the most persistent myths in supplement marketing — that the body converts its diosgenin into hormones. It does not.
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Smilax ornata (root) 20 mg per servingMarketed for its “plant steroids”, which are saponins and are not converted into testosterone by the human body.
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Urtica dioica (leaf) 20 mg per servingWorth reading closely: the prostate research men associate with nettle used the ROOT, and this label specifies the leaf.
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Amino acid chelate 20 mg per servingA genuine trace mineral with real hormonal research behind it — declared here as chelate weight, so the elemental boron content is unknown.
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Eurycoma longifolia 10 mg per servingThe ingredient with the most credible modern human research in this formula, at a fraction of the amounts those trials used.
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Epimedium sagittatum 8 mg per servingIts active compound icariin has a real pharmacological story, and 8 mg of a 10:1 extract is a long way from where that story was written.
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The comparison
Horsewood Amounts Against Research Intakes
The label gives you the numbers. Here is what they look like beside the studies.
The Horsewood amounts, next to the amounts used in research
Start with what deserves credit: this label declares every ingredient individually. There is no proprietary blend hiding the numbers, which is genuinely better practice than much of this category manages, and it is what makes the comparison below possible at all.
It also makes something plain that the sales page does not: the seven actives come to 118 mg in total per daily serving.
IngredientIn HorsewoodCommonly studied at
Saw palmetto
20 mg
320 mg a day of standardised extract, the amount used in almost
all the prostate trials
Nettle
20 mg leaf
300–600 mg a day — and of root extract, not
leaf; the two are different materials
Tongkat ali
10 mg extract
200–400 mg a day of standardised extract in the published
human trials
Horny goat weed
8 mg extract
Icariin research uses far larger quantities; 8 mg of a 10:1
extract is a token amount
Boron
20 mg chelate
Hormone studies used elemental boron, typically around 10 mg a
day. Chelate weight is not elemental weight.
About the extract-ratio claims. The label states that the 10 mg of tongkat ali comes from a 100:1 extract and is "equivalent to approximately 1000 mg of dry powder", and that the 8 mg of horny goat weed is equivalent to about 80 mg of dry powder. Dry-weight equivalence is a common industry convention, but it is not the same thing as matching a studied dose — the trials used specific standardised extracts at specific weights, and a claimed equivalence to raw powder does not substitute for that.
None of this makes the ingredients wrong. Saw palmetto, tongkat ali and boron all have real research behind them. It does mean that if you are buying for a specific ingredient, the amount here is well below where its evidence was generated, and buying with that understood is very different from buying without it.
Two claims about Horsewood ingredients that are simply not true
These are not specific to this product — they are among the most durable myths in men's supplement marketing, and two of the seven ingredients here are their usual carriers.
Wild yam does not become hormones in your body. Wild yam contains diosgenin, and diosgenin genuinely is a starting material chemists use to semi-synthesise steroid hormones in a laboratory. That industrial process requires reagents and conditions the human body does not have. Eating or swallowing diosgenin does not raise DHEA, progesterone or testosterone, and this has been tested.
Sarsaparilla's "plant steroids" are not anabolic steroids. Sarsaparilla contains saponins and plant sterols, sometimes marketed as natural steroids. Botanically the word "steroid" describes a chemical skeleton shared by many unrelated compounds, including cholesterol and vitamin D. Plant saponins are not testosterone, and the body does not convert them into it.
Both remain reasonable inclusions as traditional botanicals. Neither does what the category's marketing usually implies, and this site will not imply it either.
How to read the research described on this Horsewood page
The studies referred to here examined individual ingredients on their own, at the amounts the researchers chose — which for saw palmetto, nettle and tongkat ali means hundreds of milligrams a day.
That research explains why an ingredient is of interest. It does not show that Horsewood reproduces those results, and no clinical trial of this finished formula has been published. Because this label discloses every amount, you can make the comparison yourself — which is exactly what the rest of this page invites you to do.
Horsewood Ingredient Safety
Horsewood safety and sensible precautions
The product label's caution panel is the starting point, and a few ingredient-specific points are worth adding.
- Do not exceed the recommended dose of two capsules daily.
- Anyone under 18, pregnant or nursing mothers, and anyone with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement. This is a men's product, but the label's wording is reproduced as printed.
- Saw palmetto and PSA testing. Worth telling your doctor if you take it. Saw palmetto is widely used for prostate symptoms, and prostate symptoms in an older man are a reason for a medical assessment rather than a supplement.
- Anticoagulants. Saw palmetto has been associated with effects on bleeding in case reports. Mention it to a pharmacist if you take warfarin, aspirin or similar, and stop before surgery.
- Horny goat weed and heart medication. Icariin has been studied for PDE5 activity, the same broad pathway as some erectile-dysfunction drugs. Anyone taking nitrates or PDE5 inhibitors should raise this with a doctor rather than assume the amount here is too small to matter.
- Boron. The adult upper intake level for elemental boron is 20 mg a day. This label declares 20 mg of boron chelate, whose elemental content is a fraction of that and is not published — so an overdose is unlikely, but the figure should not be read as 20 mg of boron.
- Gelatin capsules mean this product is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
- Keep out of reach of children, do not use if the safety seal is damaged or missing, and store away from heat, light and humidity.
Horsewood is a dietary supplement, not a medicine, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
When to see a doctor instead of buying Horsewood
This matters more in this product category than in most, because the symptoms it is marketed around are sometimes the first sign of something treatable.
Erectile difficulties are frequently an early cardiovascular signal. The blood vessels involved are small and are often affected before larger ones, so new or worsening erectile dysfunction can precede a diagnosis of vascular disease, hypertension or diabetes by years. It is one of the more useful early warnings in men's health, and treating it as a supplement problem can mean missing it.
Persistent fatigue, loss of drive or low mood can reflect thyroid problems, sleep apnoea, depression, anaemia or genuinely low testosterone — all of which are diagnosable with a blood test and manageable with treatment.
Urinary symptoms such as a weak stream, urgency or getting up at night warrant a proper prostate assessment rather than a botanical capsule.
To be fair to the reference: its own FAQ says this too, stating plainly that the product should not be described as treating erectile dysfunction, low testosterone or cardiovascular disease. That is the right advice and it is repeated here.
Packages
Horsewood Pricing & Packages
The three package sizes the seller displays, and an honest account of which prices are actually published and which are not.
Two Bottles
60-day supply · 120 capsules
$49per bottle
Package total not published by the seller
- 2 bottles, 120 capsules
- Advertised at $49 a bottle, against a $99 regular price
- Shipping terms not published
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Six Bottles
180-day supply · 360 capsules
$49per bottle
Package total not published by the seller
- 6 bottles, 360 capsules
- Advertised at $49 a bottle, against a $99 regular price
- Shipping terms not published
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Three Bottles
90-day supply · 180 capsules
$49per bottle
Package total not published by the seller
- 3 bottles, 180 capsules
- Advertised at $49 a bottle, against a $99 regular price
- Shipping terms not published
- 60-day money-back guarantee
What is published and what is not. The seller publishes exactly two figures: a regular price of $99 a bottle and a discounted price of $49 a bottle. It displays 2-, 3- and 6-bottle package graphics but publishes no package totals, no per-tier pricing and no shipping terms. Rather than invent them, this site shows the package sizes as displayed and leaves the totals blank. At the advertised $49 rate the arithmetic would be $98, $147 and $294 — that is this site's multiplication, not a published price, and the checkout is the only authoritative source.
Returns
The Horsewood 60-Day Guarantee
The seller states a 60-day, 100% money-back guarantee on all purchases, and adds something that genuinely does count in its favour: you can return empty bottles and still receive a full refund.
Why the Horsewood empty-bottle term matters
Plenty of guarantees in this category require unopened product back, which quietly makes the guarantee useless — you cannot try something and also return it unopened. Accepting empty bottles removes that catch, and it is the strongest single feature of this offer.
Two things the published terms do not address: who pays return postage, and whether the 60 days runs from the order date or from delivery. Both are worth confirming with support before ordering, and both matter more on a larger package.
The reference names BuyGoods as the retailer handling transactions, and the product label carries a support email address. Keep your order confirmation and note the date your 60 days ends.
Before you decide
Considering Horsewood?
Read the ingredients page first. Every amount in this formula is printed on the label, which is more than most products in this category manage — and once you can see the amounts, the most useful question answers itself.
From $49 per bottle · 60-day money-back guarantee · Empty bottles accepted for refund
