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P.S: Before reading, I am not suggesting that this herb is some miraculous supplement that will make you grow 6 inches taller. But there is human evidence to suggest that it can modestly support linear height growth. HT042 id also a much cheaper and safer alternative to many other alternatives. This thread is mainly targeted to the younger users on the platform, but I encourage anyone with open growth plates to give it a try.
What is HT042
HT042 is a Korean herbal formula that consists of extracts from 3 medicinal plants:
-Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus) root
-Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) stem and stem bark
-Phlomis (Phlomis umbrosa) root
My Theory:
HT042 can cause linear height growth by increasing activity in the GH → IGF-1 → Growth Plate pathway.
HT042 can:
-increase chondrocyte proliferation in growth plates
-increase igf-1 and igfbp-3
-increase GH/IGF-1 pathway signaling
The promising thing about HT042 is that it has been tested in both animals and human placebo controlled trials.
RAT STUDY SHows:
-Increased longitudinal bone growth
-Improved bone mass
-Improved bone microarchitecture
-Increased growth plate activity
HUMAN STUDY:
HT042 has been tested in human placebo controlled trials. In a study consisting of 129 children with a height below 25th bottom percentile for age and sex:
-HT042 users grew significantly more than placebo after 24 weeks.
-Average advantage: about 0.29 cm.
-In the shortest children, the advantage reached about 0.45 cm.
-Bone age advancement was not significantly accelerated, suggesting the increased growth wasn't simply a result of faster skeletal maturation. This is the most promising part of the experiment. While this doesn’t provide concrete evidence of a higher adult height, it raises the possibility that HT042 may increase growth without shortening the growth period simultaneously This, in result, could potentially result in a slight increase in one’s adult height.
Limitations of this study:
-wasn’t tested on teenagers, rather young children
-done for a short time window of 6 months
-final adult height wasn’t measured
Conclusion:
Even though HT042 has small observed gains, it's still more effective than most marketed height supplements. If you are a child who's unable to fund a proper height stack, or too scared to run one, this Astragalus extract mixture can be a low risk supplement worth future investigation.
Studies:
Effects of HT042 on Height Growth in Children with Mild Short Stature (RCT, 2018):https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29130588/
Multi-herbal HT042 Height Gain Trial (FASEB):https://www.researchgate.net/public...ind_randomized_placebo-controlled_trial_LB322
HT042 Improves Bone Growth, Mass, and Microarchitecture in Rats:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5442337/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Tagging high iq users who can offer a second opinion:
@Ahmed88
@primal_shitmuncher er
Tagging my favorite manlets:
@RedDragonSlayer67
@Former Shortcel
What is HT042
HT042 is a Korean herbal formula that consists of extracts from 3 medicinal plants:
-Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus) root
-Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) stem and stem bark
-Phlomis (Phlomis umbrosa) root
My Theory:
HT042 can cause linear height growth by increasing activity in the GH → IGF-1 → Growth Plate pathway.
HT042 can:
-increase chondrocyte proliferation in growth plates
-increase igf-1 and igfbp-3
-increase GH/IGF-1 pathway signaling
The promising thing about HT042 is that it has been tested in both animals and human placebo controlled trials.
RAT STUDY SHows:
-Increased longitudinal bone growth
-Improved bone mass
-Improved bone microarchitecture
-Increased growth plate activity
HUMAN STUDY:
HT042 has been tested in human placebo controlled trials. In a study consisting of 129 children with a height below 25th bottom percentile for age and sex:
-HT042 users grew significantly more than placebo after 24 weeks.
-Average advantage: about 0.29 cm.
-In the shortest children, the advantage reached about 0.45 cm.
-Bone age advancement was not significantly accelerated, suggesting the increased growth wasn't simply a result of faster skeletal maturation. This is the most promising part of the experiment. While this doesn’t provide concrete evidence of a higher adult height, it raises the possibility that HT042 may increase growth without shortening the growth period simultaneously This, in result, could potentially result in a slight increase in one’s adult height.
Limitations of this study:
-wasn’t tested on teenagers, rather young children
-done for a short time window of 6 months
-final adult height wasn’t measured
Conclusion:
Even though HT042 has small observed gains, it's still more effective than most marketed height supplements. If you are a child who's unable to fund a proper height stack, or too scared to run one, this Astragalus extract mixture can be a low risk supplement worth future investigation.
Studies:
Effects of HT042 on Height Growth in Children with Mild Short Stature (RCT, 2018):https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29130588/
Multi-herbal HT042 Height Gain Trial (FASEB):https://www.researchgate.net/public...ind_randomized_placebo-controlled_trial_LB322
HT042 Improves Bone Growth, Mass, and Microarchitecture in Rats:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5442337/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Tagging high iq users who can offer a second opinion:
@Ahmed88
@primal_shitmuncher er
Tagging my favorite manlets:
@RedDragonSlayer67
@Former Shortcel
