bixa BOTANICAL Pellitory Root Powder, Akarkara, Anacyclus Pyrethrum, 7 OZ Review
#1 of 8 · Best overall✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Oct 10, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Buy it. The fullest label in the field. A facts panel that names the botanical and the root with a 3 g serving, plus a stated steam-sterilisation step - the most checkable Akarkara listing on US Amazon.
$23.99$0.121 per gram
Why It Scores 7.4 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Label identity & botanical naming
30% of scoreThe facts panel names Akarkara powder, Anacyclus pyrethrum and the plant part (root), and the front label reads Pellitory Root Powder - the fullest identity statement we found in this field.
Processing transparency
25% of scoreSteam sterilised, no additives, gluten-free, GMO-free and dairy-free are stated on the brand's listing panels - each one a checkable claim, which is rare on this shelf. They are the brand's statements; no test report is published.
- Label check
- Facts panel read from the listing gallery (Oct 10, 2026)
- Processing
- Steam sterilised, no additives (brand's listing panels)
Dose reproducibility
20% of scoreLoose powder cannot deliver the same amount twice; with no standardisation this is the only consistency lever, and no US Akarkara product has it.
Cost per gram
15% of score$0.121 per gram sits mid-field - three cheaper options score lower only on labelling.
- Size
- 7 oz jar — 198 g (label rounds to 200 g)
- Serving on the panel
- 3 g · 66 servings per container
- Cost per gram
- $0.121
- Price
- $23.99
Availability
10% of scoreIn stock in a 7 oz jar on every check, including Oct 10, 2026; the most reliably available listing of the field.
- More Specs
- Form
- Loose root powder
- Ingredient
- Akarkara powder — Anacyclus pyrethrum (root), single ingredient
- Standardisation
- None stated
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Oct 10, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
Steam sterilised powder
The brand's comparison panel in the listing gallery states steam sterilisation explicitly. We could not independently audit the facility, but the claim is specific and falsifiable - unlike most listings here.
Supports vitality and wellness
Marketing language. All eight studies on Anacyclus pyrethrum's androgenic effects are in rats or in vitro; none of this transfers to a human claim.
What Our Test Actually Found
Update: the label is readable again
From Sep 7 to Oct 10, 2026 this review was marked 'label not verifiable', because the listing gallery at the time showed no legible panel for this product. The gallery has since changed. On Oct 10, 2026 it shows the jar's front label and a facts panel - Akarkara powder, Anacyclus pyrethrum (root), 3 g per serving, 66 servings, 100% pure, single ingredient - plus the brand's panel stating steam sterilisation and no additives. The two label criteria went back from 3.0 to 8.5 and 8.0, and the overall score from 4.5 to 7.4.
The label is the product
On an unstandardised botanical you cannot verify potency - only identity and processing. This jar states more of both than anything else on US Amazon, which is exactly why it ranks first.
Mid-field price, top-field information
At $0.121/g you pay roughly 40% more per gram than the cheapest genuine Akarkara. What the premium buys is specificity: named botanical, named part, named process, a printed serving.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (6), buy if / skip if
- Facts panel names Akarkara powder, Anacyclus pyrethrum and the plant part (root) — the fullest identity statement in the field
- Explicit processing claims on the brand's listing panels: steam sterilised, no additives, gluten-, GMO- and dairy-free
- A 7 oz jar with a printed serving: 3 g, 66 servings — a real supply, not a sample pouch
- $0.121/g sits mid-field — three cheaper options score lower only on labelling
- Loose powder: the 3 g serving is a spoon measure, not a repeatable dose
- No standardised active content, like every product on this page
- You already use Akarkara and want the fewest open questions on the label
- You value explicit processing claims (steam sterilised, no additives, gluten- and GMO-free)
- You want a 7 oz jar rather than a sample pouch
- You expect a standardised dose - no Akarkara product offers one
- You want proven testosterone effects - there is no human trial
A facts panel that names the botanical and the root with a 3 g serving, plus a stated steam-sterilisation step - the most checkable Akarkara listing on US Amazon. Still an unstandardised loose powder with no human data, like every product in this category.
bixa BOTANICAL's jar carries the fullest label in the US Akarkara field. The facts panel in the listing gallery reads: Akarkara powder, Anacyclus pyrethrum (root), 3 g per serving, 66 servings, single ingredient. The brand's listing panels add a processing step - steam sterilised - and state no additives, gluten-free, GMO-free and dairy-free. On an unstandardised raw botanical the label is the only thing you can check, which is why this product tops our ranking at 7.4 despite costing more per gram than three rivals. Be clear about what you are buying: loose root powder with no standardised active content and no human efficacy data behind the plant - our score measures checkability, not proven effect.
The fullest label in the field
If you already use Akarkara and want the fewest open questions, this is the buy. The label says the most, the processing claims are specific, and the jar lasts.
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Quick Answers
Is bixa BOTANICAL's Akarkara standardised to any active compound?
No. It is plain root powder, as is everything else on this shelf. The facts panel gives a 3 g serving of Anacyclus pyrethrum root; an alkylamide figure appears on none of the eight products. Identity and the stated steam sterilisation are the most you can check.
Does Akarkara raise testosterone?
No human trial has tested it. Rat studies (Sharma 2013, PMID 22473789) report androgenic activity, but between a rat model and a man sits exactly the evidence that does not exist.
Sources & Further Reading
3 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Sharma V, Thakur M, Chauhan NS, Dixit VK. Androgenic and spermatogenic activity of alkylamide-rich ethanol solution extract of Anacyclus pyrethrum DC. Phytother Res. 2013;27(1):99-106. PMID 22473789 — Androgenic and spermatogenic activity of alkylamide-rich ethanol solution extract of Anacyclus pyrethrum DC.. An alkylamide-rich ethanol extract showed androgenic and spermatogenic activity in rats. Animal model - not tested in humans.
- [2] Sharma V, Thakur M, Chauhan NS, Dixit VK. Effects of petroleum ether extract of Anacyclus pyrethrum DC. on sexual behavior in male rats. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2010;8(8):767-73. PMID 20727332 — Effects of petroleum ether extract of Anacyclus pyrethrum DC. on sexual behavior in male rats. Changes in sexual behaviour in male rats. Animal model.
- [3] Elazzouzi H, Soro A, Elhilali F, Bentayeb A, El Belghiti MA, Zair T. Phytochemistry, Biological and Pharmacological Activities of the Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag: A Systematic Review. Plants (Basel). 2022;11(19):2578. PMID 36235444 — Phytochemistry, Biological and Pharmacological Activities of the Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag: A Systematic Review. Systematic review of the phytochemistry; summarises animal and in vitro work and names the absence of clinical data.
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