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The Archive
The long-form layer — full evidence reviews and monographs, methods and limitations in the open, every citation listed and every document downloadable as a PDF.
One level deeper than the Codex. Where a Codex entry states a thing in a paragraph, the Archive shows the work behind it. Curated, versioned, evergreen — cited into by the Codex, and out to Field Notes and the shop.
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Term
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008 reviews
AR·001
Shilajit — mechanism & evidence
Ingredient
A structure–function review of the Altai resin and its active fractions — the two human RCTs, the preclinical base, and the purity question.v1.0 · ~15 min · PDF · Reviewed Jul 2026
Live
AR·002
Fulvic acid — the carrier fraction
Ingredient
The low-molecular-weight fraction in full: chelation, membrane transport, redox activity, and the bioavailability literature.
Soon
AR·003
Dibenzo-α-pyrones — the mitochondrial passenger
Compound
The aromatic small molecules that travel with fulvic acid — electron-carrier chemistry and the mitochondrial-energy hypothesis.
Soon
AR·004
Chelation & mineral bioavailability
Mechanism
Coordination chemistry, the chelate effect, and what the trial data show for chelated vs. inorganic minerals.
Soon
AR·005
Anupana — the carrier principle
Term
The Ayurvedic vehicle concept and its Chinese parallel (mi zhi), read against modern vehicle-biodistribution literature.
Soon
AR·006
Purity & heavy metals — the case for the CoA
Safety
Why raw resin is a contamination risk, what purification resolves, and how to read a Certificate of Analysis by ICP-MS.
Soon
AR·007
Honey as anupana — the enzymatic vehicle
Ingredient
The delivery logic of the honey line — native enzymes, the sub-40°C infusion ceiling, and the traditions behind it.
Soon
AR·008
Adaptogens — definition, boundary, evidence
Term
Where the adaptogen category is defensible and where it is overstretched — a careful reading of the term.
Soon
How the Archive works. Each review is a standing document, not a dated post — it carries a version
and a reviewed date, and updates in place rather than ageing out. The Codex's 04 · Evidence rows link
into the matching review; the review links back out to its Codex entries, to a Field Note in the
brand voice, and to the products. One review is Live below (Shilajit) — the rest are staged as the library grows.