Rock Hard Formula review: a nine herb men's tea you stir into hot water
Rock Hard Formula, also sold as Man Tea, is a powdered drink made from nine traditional Chinese herbs, including cistanche, horny goat weed, eucommia and goji. Here's what's inside and how the buying options work.
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Some guys don't want another pill. They'd rather have a hot mug in their hands at the end of the day. Rock Hard Formula is made for them.
It's a powder you stir into hot water, like instant coffee, or blend into a shake. It's also sold as "Man Tea," from a company called New Alpha. The company believes the tea format is a big part of the appeal, since a drink is absorbed differently from a capsule.
Nine traditional herbs
The company lists nine, each as a concentrated extract:
He Shou Wu (also called fo-ti)
Cistanche
Tribulus terrestris
Horny goat weed
Goji berry
Nettle root
Eucommia bark
Morinda root
Salvia root
All are 10:1 extract powders except goji, which is 12:1. A 150 g tub works out to about 5 g per serving across 30 servings. The nine 10:1 extracts share one proprietary blend, and the label doesn't say how much of each herb is in it. The nine 10:1 extracts share one proprietary blend, and the label doesn't say how much of each herb is in it. The nine 10:1 extracts share one proprietary blend, and the label doesn't say how much of each herb is in it.
Herbs with a long history
This is a lineup straight out of traditional Chinese practice for men's vitality, and I find the history fascinating.
Cistanche is a desert plant sometimes called "ginseng of the desert." Eucommia bark comes from a tree that's been cultivated in China for thousands of years. Morinda root, known as ba ji tian, is another classic men's tonic. He Shou Wu has a famous legend about an old man whose hair turned black again after eating it.
Then there are the herbs you've probably heard of. Horny goat weed contains icariin, a compound researchers have studied for blood flow. Tribulus is a staple in men's formulas and has been studied for libido. Goji berries are the bright red berries now sold in every health food store, and nettle root is a well known men's health herb.
Put together, it's a warming, traditional tonic. The kind of blend herbalists have mixed for centuries.
Brewing a mug
Stir a scoop into hot water and sip it like tea. Or add it to a smoothie if you'd rather have it cold. Either way, it turns your supplement into a small evening ritual, which I think is a nice change from pills. There's something relaxing about holding a warm mug after a long day, and if you're used to winding down with a cup of tea anyway, this just replaces it.
The extracts are concentrated, so a single scoop covers all nine herbs. Herbal teas made the old fashioned way, by simmering roots and bark for an hour, are a lot more work.
Buying options
One tub: $97, free shipping
Three tubs: $267, free shipping
Platinum Customer Club: $217 for three tubs, free shipping
The Platinum Customer Club is the lowest price per tub, about $72. It's an ongoing plan: three new tubs ship every 90 days and your card is billed $217 each time until you cancel by email. If you'd rather pay once, pick one of the one-time options.
There's a 90-day money-back guarantee, and you get five bonus ebooks that you can keep even if you ask for a refund.
Made for tea drinkers
Men who like the idea of a hot herbal drink instead of capsules, and who are drawn to traditional Chinese herbs for vitality and drive. If you're a tea drinker already, it'll slot right into your evening.
A few friendly safety notes. He Shou Wu has been linked to cases of liver injury, and several health agencies have issued warnings about it, so skip this one if you have liver concerns or drink heavily, whatever the page says about long term safety. Salvia root and horny goat weed can affect blood thinners and blood pressure medicine, so if you take either, check with your doctor before starting. And if erections or libido have changed, see your doctor too, since erection problems can be an early sign of heart disease or diabetes, and low testosterone can be tested properly.
If a traditional men's tea sounds like your kind of thing, you'll find the details on the official Rock Hard Formula page.
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