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Emotional Ally, A Big Herbal Hug
Emotional Ally, A Big Herbal Hug
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$12.79 USD
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50/100
Rejected
Six-dimension breakdown
Evidence
42
Formulation
50
Manufacturing
55
Safety
60
Transparency
48
Sustainability
55
Why this scored 50/100
WishGarden Herbs is an established Colorado-based herbal-tincture brand with public GMP certification and a long track record of single-purpose formulas. 'Emotional Ally' is marketed for 'grief, stress, sadness' — emotional-support herbal tincture with 'calming and soothing' herbs. The category is legitimate — herbal anxiolytics like lemon balm, passionflower, chamomile, and ashwagandha have real ingredient-level evidence for stress and mood support. The concern is transparency: 'artisanal blend' language without disclosed per-herb doses is proprietary_blend_hides_dose. WishGarden generally does disclose ingredient lists on physical bottles but the reviewed product copy does not commit to specific milligrams per serving. Emotional-support framing during 'grief, stress, sadness' is close to but not quite disease-claim — grief-adjacent marketing is not the same as depression treatment. Not a strong autofail but pulled into Rejected by dose opacity. A single-ingredient version of any of the individual herbs at a stated dose would score higher.
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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
- 50 / 100
- Tier
- Rejected
- Category
- Supplements
- Subcategory
- stress mood mental
- Last scored
- Third-party certifications
- None on record at time of scoring
- Vendor
- WishGarden Herbs
- Product type
- Adult
- Tags
- Shopify Collective, WishGarden Herbs
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