Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where can I buy Biotropics products?
Q: How do I contact Biotropics Customer Service?
Q: What is Ramuan?
Q: Can I use more than one Biotropics supplement at a time?
Q: What is the recommended usage for Biotropics products?
Q: How old are Malaysian rainforests?
Q: What cultures and ethnicities are represented in Malaysia today?
Q: What are the origins of Malaysia's herbal traditions?
Q: How have other cultures influenced Malaysia's traditions?
Q: What is Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) and why is it so popular?
Q: What is Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) and why is it so popular?
Q: Who produces and manufactures these herbal products?
Q: What is Biotropics doing to preserve and protect Malaysia's valuable rainforests?
Q: How can I learn more about Biotropics and Malaysia's herbal traditions?
Q: How do I contact Biotropics Customer Service?
Q: What is Ramuan?
Q: Can I use more than one Biotropics supplement at a time?
Q: What is the recommended usage for Biotropics products?
Q: How old are Malaysian rainforests?
Q: What cultures and ethnicities are represented in Malaysia today?
Q: What are the origins of Malaysia's herbal traditions?
Q: How have other cultures influenced Malaysia's traditions?
Q: What is Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) and why is it so popular?
Q: What is Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) and why is it so popular?
Q: Who produces and manufactures these herbal products?
Q: What is Biotropics doing to preserve and protect Malaysia's valuable rainforests?
Q: How can I learn more about Biotropics and Malaysia's herbal traditions?
Q: Where can I buy Biotropics products?
A: Biotropics' products are sold online and selected products are available at GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe. You can also ask your local retailer.
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A: Biotropics' products are sold online and selected products are available at GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe. You can also ask your local retailer.
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Q: What is ramuan?
A: Ramuan is the deliberate and intelligent blending of rainforest botanicals that bring balance and health. A healing mixture of plants and other botanicals, ramuan can be used for culinary or medicinal purposes. Malaysia's biodiversity-rich rainforests are the primary source of Ramuan. All ramuan products perfected by Biotropics follow ancient principles to achieve their time-honored results.
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A: Ramuan is the deliberate and intelligent blending of rainforest botanicals that bring balance and health. A healing mixture of plants and other botanicals, ramuan can be used for culinary or medicinal purposes. Malaysia's biodiversity-rich rainforests are the primary source of Ramuan. All ramuan products perfected by Biotropics follow ancient principles to achieve their time-honored results.
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Q: Can I use more than one Biotropics supplement at a time?
A: Biotropics herbal supplements are created as potential companion products to one another to promote their effectiveness based upon traditional use. All of our products can be combined to help promote overall health and wellness.
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A: Biotropics herbal supplements are created as potential companion products to one another to promote their effectiveness based upon traditional use. All of our products can be combined to help promote overall health and wellness.
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Q: What is the recommended usage for Biotropics products?
A: Biotropics herbal supplements should be taken once or more daily to promote ongoing vitality, vigor and overall wellness. Please see product packaging for specific recommended servings and uses.
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A: Biotropics herbal supplements should be taken once or more daily to promote ongoing vitality, vigor and overall wellness. Please see product packaging for specific recommended servings and uses.
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Q: How old are Malaysian rainforests?
A: Malaysia's rainforests are among the oldest in the world, originating 130 million years ago in the Pleistocene Era. In fact, Malaysian rainforests surpass the Amazon in terms of their biodiversity.
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A: Malaysia's rainforests are among the oldest in the world, originating 130 million years ago in the Pleistocene Era. In fact, Malaysian rainforests surpass the Amazon in terms of their biodiversity.
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Q: What cultures and ethnicities are represented in Malaysia today?
A: True to the principles of ramuan, Malaysia is home to a mix of people, including more than 60 ethnic indigenous groups and the wider group of Malays. Today, the country's ethnic composition is: 54% Malay, 25% Chinese, 7.5% Indian, 11.8% other Bumiputera (indigenous peoples), and 1.7% other. The country's customs and traditions reflect its rich Pan-Asian influences.
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A: True to the principles of ramuan, Malaysia is home to a mix of people, including more than 60 ethnic indigenous groups and the wider group of Malays. Today, the country's ethnic composition is: 54% Malay, 25% Chinese, 7.5% Indian, 11.8% other Bumiputera (indigenous peoples), and 1.7% other. The country's customs and traditions reflect its rich Pan-Asian influences.
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Q: What are the origins of Malaysia's herbal traditions?
A: Malaysia's herbal traditions are rooted in the way in which the country's diverse populations used the rainforest's resources in the application of their health and wellness traditions. Celebrated as the world's oldest rainforests, these biodiversity-rich resources are home to countless plants and herbs with medicinal qualities. For thousands of years, the indigenous Malaysian peoples lived among the rainforests and harvested its healing plants to be mixed and used in concoctions for food and health. Centuries of traditional use prove these customs are as relevant today as they were long ago, with most of them maintaining a place in daily Malaysian living.
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A: Malaysia's herbal traditions are rooted in the way in which the country's diverse populations used the rainforest's resources in the application of their health and wellness traditions. Celebrated as the world's oldest rainforests, these biodiversity-rich resources are home to countless plants and herbs with medicinal qualities. For thousands of years, the indigenous Malaysian peoples lived among the rainforests and harvested its healing plants to be mixed and used in concoctions for food and health. Centuries of traditional use prove these customs are as relevant today as they were long ago, with most of them maintaining a place in daily Malaysian living.
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Q: How have other cultures influenced Malaysia's traditions?
A: With a crucial location in the heart of Asia's crossroads, Malaysia became an obvious place for trading vessels to anchor. Chinese herbalists and scholars as well as Indian ayurvedics had an impact on Malay customs and added their knowledge to the developing wisdom of the traditional Malay healers. This blending of influences captures the essence of Malaysia's Pan-Asian cultural heritage and reflects Asia's holistic practices, seeking to improve vitality, sexual fitness, stress reduction and personal balance.
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A: With a crucial location in the heart of Asia's crossroads, Malaysia became an obvious place for trading vessels to anchor. Chinese herbalists and scholars as well as Indian ayurvedics had an impact on Malay customs and added their knowledge to the developing wisdom of the traditional Malay healers. This blending of influences captures the essence of Malaysia's Pan-Asian cultural heritage and reflects Asia's holistic practices, seeking to improve vitality, sexual fitness, stress reduction and personal balance.
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Q: What is Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) and why is it so popular?
A: For generations, Malaysian men have relied on Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) to improve their sexual vitality and vigor. Biotropics, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has identified important compounds and developed a consistent Tongkat Ali extraction method. This patented extract is used in Tenaga™.
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A: For generations, Malaysian men have relied on Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) to improve their sexual vitality and vigor. Biotropics, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has identified important compounds and developed a consistent Tongkat Ali extraction method. This patented extract is used in Tenaga™.
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Q: What is Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) and why is it so popular?
A: Known for its feminine and reproductive health benefits, Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) has been traditionally used in Malaysia to promote hormonal balance, vitality and overall wellness. Modern scientific methods are now enabling extraction of this valuable herb's essence. Kacip Fatimah is an essential ingredient in Asmara™.
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A: Known for its feminine and reproductive health benefits, Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) has been traditionally used in Malaysia to promote hormonal balance, vitality and overall wellness. Modern scientific methods are now enabling extraction of this valuable herb's essence. Kacip Fatimah is an essential ingredient in Asmara™.
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Q: Who produces and manufactures these herbal products?
A: Biotropics products are all manufactured and produced by Biotropics Malaysia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Biotropics US Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, distributes them in the United States. Biotropics was founded with the mission of popularizing Malaysian herbal traditions, respecting time-honored botanical formulas while using the best of today's science and technologies to conduct research and deliver high-quality products.
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A: Biotropics products are all manufactured and produced by Biotropics Malaysia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Biotropics US Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, distributes them in the United States. Biotropics was founded with the mission of popularizing Malaysian herbal traditions, respecting time-honored botanical formulas while using the best of today's science and technologies to conduct research and deliver high-quality products.
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Q: What is Biotropics doing to preserve and protect Malaysia's valuable rainforests?
A: Responsible commerce is beneficial to Malaysia's treasured and time-honored rainforests. At Biotropics, we take our roles seriously as responsible stewards of our treasured environment. The Malaysian government regulates rainforest crops, allowing only the indigenous peoples to grow and harvest according to environmentally-sound, traditional principles. By choosing Biotropics products, you are helping promote the preservation of Earth's biodiversity, in a key place where it naturally evolved to offer these celebrated gifts to mankind.
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A: Responsible commerce is beneficial to Malaysia's treasured and time-honored rainforests. At Biotropics, we take our roles seriously as responsible stewards of our treasured environment. The Malaysian government regulates rainforest crops, allowing only the indigenous peoples to grow and harvest according to environmentally-sound, traditional principles. By choosing Biotropics products, you are helping promote the preservation of Earth's biodiversity, in a key place where it naturally evolved to offer these celebrated gifts to mankind.
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Q: How can I learn more about Biotropics and Malaysia's herbal traditions?
A: Health and Beauty from the Rainforest: Malaysian Traditions of Ramuan offers a comprehensive look at Malaysia's herbal traditions. It's a must-have guide on Malaysia's age-old wisdom in promoting health and enhancing beauty and vigor. Written by a team of Malaysian and international scientists, physicians and traditional practitioners, it contains a wealth of nearly encyclopedic information about how Asia's most celebrated herbal practices have developed over thousands of years. Hundreds of lavish color photos highlight the chapters, illustrating a wide range of topics. (256 pages, hardcover.) Find it at Amazon.com.
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A: Health and Beauty from the Rainforest: Malaysian Traditions of Ramuan offers a comprehensive look at Malaysia's herbal traditions. It's a must-have guide on Malaysia's age-old wisdom in promoting health and enhancing beauty and vigor. Written by a team of Malaysian and international scientists, physicians and traditional practitioners, it contains a wealth of nearly encyclopedic information about how Asia's most celebrated herbal practices have developed over thousands of years. Hundreds of lavish color photos highlight the chapters, illustrating a wide range of topics. (256 pages, hardcover.) Find it at Amazon.com.
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