Cybergenics Horny Goat Weed 500mg Nature's Aphrodisiac 60 Tablets

Six-dimension breakdown

Why this scored 55/100

Cybergenics is a legacy 1980s-era sports supplement brand — most famous for the bodybuilding 'Cybergenics Total Bodybuilding System' from the late 1980s. The brand name still exists as a supplement label and this Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium) SKU delivers a single ingredient at a stated single dose (500 mg per tablet), which is transparent labeling — a significant improvement over the proprietary-blend aphrodisiac SKUs elsewhere in this batch. Horny Goat Weed contains icariin, a compound with in-vitro PDE5-inhibitor activity (mild) and some rodent-model evidence for erectile function support. Human clinical trials are limited and mostly small; the compound is generally considered a mild traditional-use herb rather than a robustly evidence-based intervention. 500 mg per tablet is a typical serving size for whole-plant HGW extracts, though standardization to icariin percentage (typically 10-40% in high-quality extracts) would be a meaningful quality differentiator that this label does not clearly disclose. The 60-tablet count is a typical bottle format. Distributed via a pharmacy retail channel (a legitimate NYC pharmacy chain) adds a modest quality-signal marginally, though HGW's evidence base doesn't warrant more than Standard/Rejected-border territory. Scored at 55, just under the Standard threshold, reflecting the modest evidence base and standardization uncertainty rather than any autofail.

Evidence & sources

The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.

Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.

How to read the Evidence dimension

• 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
• 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
• 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
• 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
• 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.

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VSF score

55 / 100

Tier

Rejected

Category

Supplements

Subcategory

mens health

Last scored

August 29, 2026

Third-party certifications

None on record at time of scoring

Vendor

Pasteur Pharmacy

Product type

Vitamins & Supplements

Tags

Pasteur Pharmacy, Shopify Collective

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