Ingredients: Coenzyme Q10, L-Carnitine, Vitamin C, Ginseng, Schisandra, Ginkgo, Centella (Gotu Kola), Ashwagandha
Who It’s For
Adults seeking a natural, multi-pathway approach to support cellular energy, resilience, and healthy ageing by promoting mitochondrial function, antioxidant protection, heart vitality, fertility, skin integrity, metabolic balance, exercise capacity, and cognitive performance. Best used alongside a nutrient-rich diet, strength and mobility training, quality sleep, and guidance from a healthcare professional where necessary.
Health Benefits Summary
Phytocell Q10 is formulated to enhance daily energy and performance by improving mitochondrial function while reinforcing cellular defences against oxidative stress. It helps sustain steady energy levels throughout the day, aids effective recovery after exertion, and protects vulnerable tissues such as the heart, brain, skin, and reproductive cells from damage caused by free radicals. By promoting balanced inflammatory and stress responses, healthy microcirculation, and stable cell signalling, it supports mental clarity, calm resilience, and youthful tissue health. Additional advantages include aiding healthy blood sugar levels, immune readiness, and long-term cellular longevity, helping you feel energised, strong, and focused during work, exercise, and everyday activities.
Detailed Health Benefits
• Mitochondrial Energy & Vitality
How it Helps: Elevates day-to-day energy, workout stamina, and recovery.
How it Works: Enhances electron transport efficiency and fatty-acid utilisation to increase ATP output and stabilise mitochondrial membranes.
• Cellular Antioxidant Defence
How it Helps: Shields DNA, proteins, and lipid membranes from oxidative damage, preserving cellular performance.
How it Works: Reinforces endogenous antioxidant networks and regenerates key antioxidants to neutralise reactive oxygen species.
• Heart & Metabolic Support
How it Helps: Supports healthy cardiac function and a balanced glucose response.
How it Works: Improves myocardial bioenergetics and redox signalling while assisting nutrient utilisation and metabolic flexibility.
• Fertility & Reproductive Wellness
How it Helps: Supports gamete quality and reproductive energy.
How it Works: Optimises mitochondrial function and oxidative status in reproductive tissues while buffering stress-related hormonal disruption.
• Skin, Collagen & Healthy Aging
How it Helps: Promotes firmer, healthier-looking skin and maintains connective tissue integrity.
How it Works: Enhances collagen formation and protects lipid membranes from peroxidation to maintain tissue elasticity and tone.
• Brain Health, Focus & Stress Resilience
How it Helps: Supports mental energy, attention, and stress coping while protecting neurons.
How it Works: Balances stress pathways, supports microcirculation, and stabilises synaptic/mitochondrial function for cognitive clarity.
Key Ingredients – Evidence-Based Actions
• Coenzyme Q10
How it Helps: Boosts cellular energy, reduces exercise-related oxidative stress and muscle damage, and supports cardiometabolic resilience.
Why it Works: ETC cofactor (Complexes I–III) and lipid-phase antioxidant; improves redox biomarkers and performance indices.
Research:
– Meta-analysis (34 RCT comparisons): improved oxidative-stress biomarkers. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9311997/
– 2024 meta-analysis: dose-dependent benefits for exercise-induced muscle damage & oxidative stress. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38479900/
• L-Carnitine
How it Helps: Enhances fatty-acid transport for ATP production; supports exercise performance and specific fertility parameters.
Why it Works: The carnitine acyl-transfer system transports long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria, improving VO₂ indices and recovery, and exhibiting antioxidant/anti-apoptotic actions in gametes.
Research:
– Meta-analysis: physical performance & metabolic indices in healthy adults. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8628984/
– Systematic review in male infertility (motility/morphology benefits; mixed on pregnancy rates). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35128424/
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
How it Helps: Potent antioxidant; essential for collagen formation (skin, vessels); supports immune cell function.
Why it Works: Cofactor for prolyl/lysyl hydroxylases in collagen synthesis; supports innate/adaptive immunity and quenches ROS.
Research:
– Review: vitamin C & immune function. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5707683/
– Skin health/collagen synthesis overview. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5579659/
• Ginseng (Panax spp.)
How it Helps: Lifts fatigue and supports exercise endurance; adaptogenic stress resilience with potential cognitive benefits.
Why it Works: Ginsenosides modulate catecholamines, AMPK, and mitochondrial biogenesis; anti-fatigue effects shown in RCTs.
Research:
– Systematic review/meta-analysis: improved endurance in healthy adults. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8950061/
– Meta-analysis of RCTs: ginseng for disease-related fatigue. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9239648/
• Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)
How it Helps: Adaptogenic antioxidant supporting liver detox capacity, stress tolerance, and neuronal protection—indirectly aiding stamina and clarity.
Why it Works: Lignans upregulate endogenous antioxidants (e.g., Nrf2), stabilise mitochondria, and modulate inflammation.
Research:
– Comprehensive review of lignans (antioxidant, neuro/hepato-protective). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11984061/
– Systematic review: hepatoprotective/anti-oxidative actions. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1627081/full
• Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
How it Helps: Supports microcirculation and endothelial function; an adjunct for improving attention and processing speed in certain groups.
Why it Works: Flavone glycosides/terpene lactones modulate platelet-activating factor, NO signalling, and cerebral perfusion.
Research:
– Cardiovascular/microvascular review (mechanisms; circulation). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9855530/
– StatPearls clinical overview (cognition evidence & safety). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541024/
• Centella / Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)
How it Helps: Aids cognitive performance and focus; supports microcirculation and connective tissue integrity (skin/veins).
Why it Works: Triterpenes support synaptic plasticity and neurovascular coupling; trophorestorative effects on collagen/ECM.
Research:
– RCT: Gotu kola + multicomponent exercise improved cognition in older adults. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9650315/
– Post-stroke RCT: cognitive improvement with gotu kola extract. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4908235/
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
How it Helps: Enhances stress resilience, sleep quality, and cognitive and energy aspects—supporting daily vitality and brain health.
Why it Works: Withanolides modulate the HPA axis and GABAergic signalling; may improve memory/attention, and perceived energy in RCTs.
Research:
– 2021 RCT: memory, focus, sleep, and stress improvements. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34858513/
– 2025 meta-analysis overview (sleep and related outcomes). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11800443/
Dosage Guidelines
• Prevention (daily cellular vitality): 1 capsule with breakfast.
• Maintenance (ongoing support): 1 capsule twice daily (morning and late afternoon).
• Therapeutic (active support phase): 2 capsules twice daily for 8–12 weeks, then reduce to Maintenance.
Tips: Pair with strength and mobility training (3 times/week), 7–9 hours of sleep, and adequate hydration; schedule time-demanding tasks/exercise to your personal “high-energy window.”
Warnings & Interactions
• Not for pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• CoQ10: May reduce warfarin effect (monitor INR with clinician).
• L-Carnitine: GI upset/fishy odour possible; may antagonise thyroid hormones—caution with thyroid disorder/therapy.
• Vitamin C: High doses may cause GI upset or increase risk of kidney stones in susceptible individuals.
• Ginseng: May interact with anticoagulants, antidiabetics, and stimulants; monitor blood glucose and blood pressure.
• Schisandra: Potential CYP interactions; caution with narrow-therapeutic-index drugs.
• Ginkgo: Bleeding risk with anticoagulants/antiplatelets and SSRIs/SNRIs; discontinue before surgery.
• Gotu Kola: Rare hepatotoxicity reports; caution with sedatives.
• Ashwagandha: Avoid with hyperthyroidism; may potentiate sedatives; rare GI upset.
• Discontinue if adverse reactions occur. Keep out of reach of children.
⚠️ Disclaimer
Natural herbal supplement for general well-being.
Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Statements reflect traditional use and general wellness support and have not been evaluated by SAHPRA.
Consult a healthcare professional before use—especially if pregnant, breastfeeding, on medication (including anticoagulant/antiplatelet, antidiabetic, thyroid, or sedative therapies), or managing a medical condition.
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