Black Bull El Toro 17000 Premier Male Enhancer Gold Pill

What it is

Black Bull El Toro 17000 is a herbal dietary supplement for adult men, supplied as one gold capsule sealed on a single blister card. The Supplement Facts panel on the back of the card gives a serving size of one capsule weighing 2,500 mg, of which 1,500 mg is described as proprietary raw material. It is distributed by Triple Love of Los Angeles, California, and the panel is marked Made in U.S.A.

The front of the card is printed on gold foil with the Black Bull bull-and-matador artwork, and the capsule sits behind a clear blister window so you can see it before opening. The barcode on the reverse reads 632930328444.

What's inside

The panel lists ten components in the proprietary raw material, and then three further items under Other Ingredients. No individual amount is printed for any of them, and no percent Daily Value is given for anything on the panel — including the vitamin. Only two weights appear anywhere on the card: the 2,500 mg capsule and the 1,500 mg blend total.

Several botanical names are misspelled on the manufacturer's own panel. The table below reproduces them exactly as printed; the notes here use the standard spellings.

• Red ginseng — Panax ginseng root that has been steamed and dried, which is what turns it red. The NCCIH page on Asian ginseng gives general background on the plant.
• L-arginine — an amino acid found in ordinary foods such as nuts, fish, poultry and dairy, and a common inclusion in men's formulas.
• L-glutamine — the most abundant free amino acid in human blood, widely used in sports and recovery supplements.
• Colostrum — the first milk a mammal produces after giving birth. Supplement-grade colostrum is normally bovine, which makes this a dairy-derived ingredient.
• Ginkgo biloba — leaf extract from the maidenhair tree, one of the oldest surviving tree species on earth. The NCCIH page on ginkgo covers its traditional and modern use.
• Hawthorn berries (printed “Hawthone Berries”) — the small red fruit of Crataegus shrubs, long-standing in European herbal practice.
• Schisandra berries — Schisandra chinensis, called the five-flavour berry in northern China and Russia because the fruit is said to carry all five classical tastes at once.
• Tribulus terrestris (printed “Triburus Terrestris”) — puncture vine, a low creeping plant of warm dry regions, and one of the most frequently seen botanicals in this product category.
• Vitamin B3 — niacin, a water-soluble B vitamin. The panel names it but prints no amount and no Daily Value, so the quantity in this capsule is unknown; the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheet on niacin explains what the vitamin is.
• Zinc oxide (printed “Zin Oxide”) — a mineral form of zinc. Again no amount is given; the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheet on zinc gives the general background, including intake limits.

Under Other Ingredients the panel lists cordyceps (printed “Cordyceps Sinenis”), a fungus used in traditional Chinese preparations and now largely cultivated rather than wild-harvested; epimedium, a shade-loving perennial grown widely as a garden groundcover; and maca root, a hardy root crop farmed high in the Peruvian Andes and eaten there as a food. For a general primer on how botanical supplements are made and regulated, the NIH fact sheet on botanical dietary supplements is a useful starting point.

Supplement Facts

How to use it

The card gives one line of directions: as a dietary supplement, take one capsule at least four hours before intended activity. The caution beneath it reads simply “do not exceed the recommended dosage”.

Two things are worth knowing about what the card does not say. It prints no interval for taking a further serving, and it prints no storage instruction. Where a label is silent, we would rather tell you so than fill the gap with a plausible-sounding number, so please follow what is printed on the card you receive and take any question about repeat servings to a pharmacist or doctor.

Who it's for

This is a single-serving product for adults aged 18 and over; the card states it is not for use by anyone under 18. The one-capsule format suits someone who wants to try the El Toro line without committing to a multi-pack, or who prefers to keep one sealed card on hand rather than an opened bottle. If you want more than one serving on hand, or a different formula altogether, the rest of the range sits in supplements for men.

It is not suitable for vegans or anyone avoiding dairy, because colostrum is a milk-derived ingredient. Nothing on the card describes the product as gluten-free, vegetarian or allergen-free, so no such statement is made here.

Good to know

• Herbal ingredients can interact with prescription medicines. Speak with a licensed healthcare professional before use if you take anything regularly, particularly nitrates or medication for blood pressure or the heart.
• Keep the card sealed until you intend to use it, and keep it out of reach of children.
• No California Proposition 65 warning is printed on this card, so none is reproduced here.
• The panel gives no amount for the vitamin B3 or the zinc it names. If you already take a multivitamin or a zinc supplement, that is a point worth raising with a pharmacist.
• The card is the authority on this product. If anything you read anywhere disagrees with the panel printed on the packaging in front of you, the panel wins.
• Shipping is discreet. The outer packaging carries no description of the contents and does not show the Gear Isle name. Orders go out the next business day; faster services can be selected at checkout, and our returns policy covers what to do if the item is not right for you.

Frequently asked questions

How many capsules come with this listing?

One. Black Bull El Toro 17000 is supplied as a single gold capsule sealed on one blister card, and that is what arrives.

How much does the capsule weigh, and how much of that is the blend?

The Supplement Facts panel gives a serving size of one capsule at 2,500 mg, with 1,500 mg of that listed as proprietary raw material. The remaining weight is not itemised on the card.

When does the card say to take it?

At least four hours before intended activity, as a single capsule, with the instruction not to exceed the recommended dosage. That one line is the whole of the printed directions.

Does the card list a re-dosing interval or storage advice?

No. Neither is printed anywhere on the packaging, so we do not state one. Anything you read elsewhere about repeating a serving does not come from this manufacturer's panel.

Does it contain any common allergens?

Colostrum is dairy-derived, so this is not suitable for vegans or for anyone avoiding milk products. The card carries no other allergen statement, and none is inferred here.

Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe supplement facts directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition, heart concerns, or take prescription medication (including nitrates). Keep out of reach of children.