Zealous Venus Female Enhancement Pills 60 Caps

What it is

Venus is a herbal dietary supplement from Zealous Nutrition, sold as a bottle of 60 capsules. The Supplement Facts panel sets one serving at two capsules, and a bottle holds 30 servings. Nine ingredients are declared, and each one carries its own stated milligram amount rather than being folded into a proprietary blend — they total 1,560 mg per two-capsule serving. The capsules are gelatin, and the packaging states the product is made in the U.S.A.

What's inside

Venus declares nine ingredients on its Supplement Facts panel, each with its own amount, adding up to 1,560 mg per two-capsule serving. Every entry below is transcribed from that panel. These are descriptions of the botanicals themselves and how they are traditionally used — not statements about what they will do for you.

• Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium sagittatum) extract, aerial plant — 1,000 mg. By weight this is the bulk of the formula. Epimedium is a low, leafy perennial from East Asia with a long history in traditional Chinese herbal practice. The panel specifies 100 mg of icariins, the flavonoid group usually measured when this extract is standardised — a tenth of the extract weight, and a detail many labels omit.
• Maca Root Powder (Lepidium meyenii) — 250 mg. Maca is a hardy root vegetable grown above 4,000 metres in the Peruvian Andes, where it is eaten as an ordinary food crop. For supplements the root is dried and milled to a powder.
• Mucuna Pruriens (seed), 15% L-Dopa — 30 mg. Better known as velvet bean, a climbing tropical legume grown across India and Africa. Its seeds naturally contain levodopa, and this ingredient is standardised so that 15% of it is that compound.
• Polypodium Vulgare Powder (herb) — 20 mg. Common polypody, a small fern that grows on rocks and tree bark across Europe. Its sweet-tasting rhizome appears in older European herbal preparations and turns up far less often in modern formulas than the other botanicals here.
• Tongkat Ali Root Powder (Eurycoma longifolia) — 100 mg. A slender flowering shrub native to Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. The root is bitter and dense, and is traditionally simmered for hours into a tonic drink.
• Saw Palmetto Berry Powder (Serenoa repens) — 100 mg. A fan palm that grows wild across the sandy soils of the southeastern United States. Its dark ripe berries are dried and milled; the NCCIH page on saw palmetto gives general background on the plant.
• Muira Puama Root Powder (Ptychopetalum olacoides) — 20 mg. A small tree of the Brazilian Amazon, known locally as marapuama. The root and bark are the parts collected.
• L-Arginine HCL (base) — 20 mg. An amino acid found in everyday foods such as nuts, seeds, fish and dairy. Here it appears in its hydrochloride salt form, which dissolves more readily than the free base.
• Panax Ginseng Root Powder — 20 mg. Asian ginseng, a slow-growing perennial whose forked root is harvested after several years. The NCCIH page on Asian ginseng covers the plant and how it is studied.

For general background on how botanical supplements are made, standardised and labelled, the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements publishes an overview of botanical dietary supplements. None of these sources refer to this product or endorse it.

Supplement Facts

How to use it

One serving is two capsules, and the bottle holds 30 servings. The panel states that serving size but not a time of day or a with-food instruction, so follow the directions printed on the bottle you receive and do not exceed them. Capsules are swallowed whole with water; they are not designed to be opened, chewed or dissolved.

Keep the bottle closed, somewhere cool and dry, and away from children. If you are unsure how a supplement sits alongside something else you already take, a pharmacist can answer that in a minute, and it is worth the minute.

Who it's for

This is a general herbal supplement for adults aged 18 and over. It suits someone who would rather see an itemised panel than a proprietary blend, because every ingredient here is declared with its own amount — you can read exactly how much maca or saw palmetto a serving contains instead of inferring it from a blend total.

A 60-capsule bottle at two capsules per serving is a 30-serving supply, which makes it a reasonable size for trying a formula properly rather than sampling it. It is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans: the capsule shell is gelatin, which is animal-derived. Browse the rest of our supplements for women if you want to compare formats and ingredient lists.

Good to know

Venus is intended for adults 18 and over, and a few practical points are worth reading before you order.

• Not for use by anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Herbal ingredients can interact with prescription medication. Speak to a licensed healthcare professional before use if you take anything regularly, or if you have a heart condition, blood pressure medication or nitrates.
• Contains gelatin. Check the full "other ingredients" line above if you avoid particular materials.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Orders ship in plain packaging with nothing on the outside identifying the contents or the store. See our returns policy before you order if you want the terms in advance.

Frequently asked questions

How many capsules come in a bottle, and how many servings is that?

A bottle of Zealous Nutrition Venus holds 60 capsules. The Supplement Facts panel sets a serving at two capsules and states 30 servings, so the bottle works out to 30 two-capsule servings.

Does Venus use a proprietary blend?

No. All nine ingredients on the Venus panel are listed individually with their own milligram amounts, from 1,000 mg of horny goat weed extract down to 20 mg each of Polypodium vulgare, muira puama, L-arginine HCL and Panax ginseng. Some supplements group everything under a single blend total instead, which hides the split between ingredients.

What does "100 mg of Icariins" mean on the panel?

It is a standardisation figure. The horny goat weed ingredient is an extract rather than plain milled leaf, and the panel states that 100 mg of the 1,000 mg is icariins — the flavonoid compounds normally measured to describe the strength of an Epimedium extract. In other words, the extract is standardised to 10% icariins.

Are these capsules suitable for vegetarians or vegans?

No. The other-ingredients line on the panel names a gelatin capsule, and gelatin is animal-derived. The remaining two other ingredients are rice flour and vegetable magnesium stearate.

Can I take Venus alongside my prescription?

Ask a licensed healthcare professional before you do. Botanical ingredients can interact with prescription drugs, and that assessment depends on what you personally take, at what dose. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements publishes a general consumer guide on what to know before using dietary supplements, which is useful to read before the conversation.

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.