Follow the source.
Understand the limits.

What this library is

Educational summaries prepared with AI assistance for POSH STAR LAB. They are not original laboratory experiments, peer review or medical advice. Publication on this site does not authenticate a commercial batch.

Our source hierarchy

• Primary research: original studies with their publication dates, methods in conceptual terms and limitations.
• Official guidance: named agencies and the jurisdiction or analytical scope of the guidance.
• Breeder observations: Shwale’s observations are attributed to Shwale; hypotheses are not presented as independently confirmed findings.
• Secondary context: Herb.co and other editorial sources provide background, not a substitute for original evidence.

What each research note should show

The exact source, study date, evidence type, relevant finding and what the evidence cannot establish. Human-cell experiments are not human clinical trials. A study of an isolated compound does not validate a finished product.

Updates and corrections

We retain original article dates and identify substantive revisions. Our daily review may add a useful article or update; it may also result in no publication when the evidence does not justify one. We do not manufacture news to fill a schedule.

Documentary images

Brand artwork, archive photographs and specimen microscopy have different roles. Scientific captions should identify the specimen, method, scale and image processing. Visual appearance alone is not proof of purity.

Suggest a correction

Use our contact page and include the article URL, the specific statement and its supporting source.