Generic Akarkara Root Powder Anacyclus pyrethrum Pellitory Roots - 100 Gm Review
#8 of 8 · Weakest value✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Sep 7, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Skip it. Listed for completeness. The most expensive genuine Akarkara per gram, sold without a brand, without verifiable label claims and without accountability.
$30.17$0.302 per gram
Why It Scores 3.7 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Label identity & botanical naming
30% of scoreThe listing names Anacyclus pyrethrum and the common name Akarkara ('Pellitory Roots') in the title - but no photo in this listing shows a legible label, so we could not confirm any of it actually appears on the package itself. Score reflects unverified listing text, not confirmed label transparency.
Processing transparency
25% of scoreThe listing claims '100% pure' and nothing else - already the least specific processing claim in the field - and with no legible label photo anywhere in this listing we could not check even that against the actual panel. Treated as an unverified seller claim, scored at the field's unverified-label floor.
- Label check
- Not verifiable — no legible Supplement Facts photo in the listing (checked Sep 7, 2026)
Dose reproducibility
20% of scoreLoose powder, no standardisation - the category-wide 4.0 on dose control.
Cost per gram
15% of score$0.302 per gram is 3.5 times the field floor - the worst value we measured.
- Size
- 100 g
- Cost per gram
- $0.302
- Price
- $30.17
Availability
10% of scoreIn stock on our checks, which is the only criterion it scores respectably on.
- More Specs
- Form
- Loose root powder
- Standardisation
- Not verifiable — no legible panel to check
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Sep 7, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
100% pure Akarkara powder
No testing, no brand, no accountability chain behind the claim - and no photo in this listing shows a legible label to check it against.
Premium imported roots
No origin statement or import documentation appears anywhere on the listing.
What Our Test Actually Found
Label not verifiable: no legible Supplement Facts photo in this listing
We checked every image in this Generic-brand Amazon listing on Sep 7, 2026 and found no legible Supplement Facts or ingredient panel for this product - only a front-label fragment showing a dosage line. We can confirm what the listing's title claims - botanical name Anacyclus pyrethrum, common name Akarkara, package size, price - but not what is actually printed on the physical package. Every label reference below has been rewritten to reflect that: these are listing claims, not confirmed label reads.
The price makes no sense
At $30.17 per 100 g this costs more than bixa BOTANICAL's more fully described 7 oz jar. We could not construct a scenario where it wins.
Generic means unaccountable
With no brand there is no reputation at stake and no customer-service chain - a real risk difference on an ingestible product.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (6), buy if / skip if
- States 100% pure Akarkara powder
- Names the botanical in the listing title
- 100 g
- $0.302/g — 3.5× the cheapest genuine Akarkara here
- Generic seller, no brand accountability
- No processing or origin detail
- Every other listing in the field is out of stock simultaneously
- Any other product on our Akarkara ranking is available
- You want confidence that what's printed on the label matches what the listing claims - we could not verify a legible label for this product at all
- Seller accountability matters to you
The most expensive genuine Akarkara per gram, sold without a brand, without verifiable label claims and without accountability. Every product above it is a better buy.
This listing sells 100 g of Akarkara root powder under a literal Generic brand name at $0.302 per gram - three and a half times the price of the cheapest genuine powder in the field. There is no processing detail, no origin statement, and no brand to hold accountable - and no photo in this listing shows a legible Supplement Facts panel, so we could not verify any of it against the actual label either. We include it because our ranking covers every genuine Akarkara listing on US Amazon, and the honest summary is: there is no reason to choose it over any product ranked above it.
Listed for completeness
We list it for completeness. There is no reason to choose it over the seven products above.
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Quick Answers
Why do you list a product you recommend against?
Completeness is part of honesty: our ranking covers every genuine Akarkara listing on US Amazon so you can see the whole field, including its floor.
Could the quality still be good?
Possibly - nobody publishes testing in this field either way. But at 3.5× the cheapest price with the least information, the risk-price ratio is the worst on the shelf.
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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