The Lie of Standardization: Why Powdered Herbs from the Supermarket Cannot Replace Fresh Raw Materials

The supplement industry sells you a standardized extract and calls it equivalent to the plant. It is not. Drying destroys 30-70% of volatile terpenes within 48 hours. Grinding oxidizes flavonoids on contact with air. Standardization to a single marker compound ignores the 200+ synergistic molecules that make the whole plant work. Here's what the lab data actually shows.