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Garlic	Melatonin	Cetyl Myristoleate	Arabinogalactan
Product Specification Sheets

EPI Garlic is standardized to provide a guaranteed amount of five key sulfur-containing compounds found in garlic including:

Alliin
Allicin Yield
Total Thiosulfinates
Gamma Glutamyl Cysteines
Total Sulfur

A competitive survey reveals that other companies offer garlic supplements that may or may not contain one or more of these key marker compounds (see Competitive Analysis of Garlic Supplements.) Researchers attribute garlic’s health benefits to its sulfur-containing compounds. For this reason, EPI Garlic is certified to deliver a standard amount of each of these key marker compounds.

This certification and standardization is the evidence of the purity and potency of EPI's garlic. Our Pure-Gar® garlic is certified Kosher and has a guaranteed shelf-life of two years.

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Melatonin
Melatonin is a key metabolic hormone produced by most living creatures, that has been extensively researched for the past 30 years. Melatonin is manufactured in the pineal gland, retina, and intestines. The pineal gland uses it to communicate with cells throughout the body. Its full chemical name is N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine.

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Cetyl Myristoleate Complex, CMC
On a personal quest to find a product for joint comfort, Harry W. Diehl, a chemist working at the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, found that mice produced a fatty acid ester that supported joint health. His research conducted during a two year period from 1962 to 1964 and published in the March 1994 issue of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences revealed: †

Mice show joint comfort.
The molecule that provides joint comfort is Cetyl Myristoleate (the cetyl alcohol ester of the fourteen carbon chain fatty acid myristoleic acid).
Cetyl Myristoleate circulates in the bloodstream of mice at approximately 350mg/kg body weight.
With proper doses of Cetyl Myristoleate extracted from mice (450 - 500 mg/kg body weight), Diehl found that cetyl myristoleate supports mice joint comfort.
After injection of Cetyl Myristoleate into the rats, the highest concentrations were found in the liver
The synthesized form of Cetyl Myristoleate was just as effective in providing rats with joint comfort as the naturally occurring form.

A more recent study was completed by H. Siemandi, MD, PhD and published in the August/September issue of the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients. This study was performed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo parallel trial with 382 patients who had uncomfortable, stiff or creaky joints. This group was divided into three groups for testing. The first group (A) received a complex of fatty acids (90 grams) containing 12% cetyl myristoleate, the second group (B) received the same complex of fatty acid esters plus glucosamine hydrochloride, sea cucumber, and hydrolyzed cartilage, and the third group (C) received a placebo. Treatment consisted of a one-month protocol. Outcome measures included a variety of patient-reported, clinical, laboratory and radiographic assessments. The results were as follows in percentage improvement:

	Group A	Group B	Group C
Treatment Response	63.3%	87.3%	14.5%
MD Overall Assessment	58.1%	84.2%	13.9%
Patient Overall Assessment	59.2%	88.2%	16.1%
Joint Score	47.5%	77.2%	21.1%

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Arabinogalactan
Create whole new categories of immune-enhancing foods and supplements when you specify new Arabinogalactan from EPI. Essentially Pure Ingredients can provide you with “the next generation of immune enhancement,” from a natural, non-herbal source that is GRAS self-affirmed and ecologically friendly.† Use all-natural, water-soluble Arabinogalactan in cutting-edge functional beverages and foods without affecting taste, texture or smell.

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†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.