Research, mostly in labs or small human pilot studies, hints that it may help with skin repair, collagen building, calming inflammation, and even nerve support
Results: Compared with strokes due to large artery atherosclerosis, higher PM2.5 and BC levels was significantly associated with cardioembolic stroke (risk ratio per 1-SD increment exposure [95% confidence interval]: PM2.5: 1.36, [1.19-1.56]
Despite these warnings, unregulated peptides are still sold without oversight
As previously mentioned, safety concerns related to herbal products can be mainly attributed to the herbal ingredient itself, conventional drug-herbal medicine interactions, and contamination or adulteration of herbal remedies with potentially toxic compounds such as heavy metals (Broussard et al., 2010)