Lemon Myrtle Extract

ID: lemon_myrtle_extract

Aliases: Backhousia citriodora extract, casuarinin-rich lemon myrtle extract

Type: botanical_extract

Route/form: oral supplement/extract unless otherwise specified

Status: supplement_or_research

Evidence level: human RCT

Best data tier: human controlled/review

Support scope: human, non-human/mechanistic

Source types: human_rct, preclinical

Linked sources: 2

Broad outcomes: Muscle growth / performance / recovery

Reading note: These are curation notes anchored to linked sources, not a clinical recommendation or protocol.

Targets / mechanism

• muscle hypertrophy with low-load resistance training
• satellite cell signaling

Optimization domains

• muscle hypertrophy
• exercise
• botanical
• polyphenol

Research basis

• A randomized trial reports enhanced hypertrophy from low-load bodyweight resistance training, and earlier work links the extract to satellite-cell activity.
• Higher priority than purely preclinical anabolic botanicals because it has a human exercise endpoint.

Limits, risks, and missing evidence

• The signal needs replication and comparison against training, protein, and creatine baselines.
• Extract standardization, active constituent identity, and durability remain open.

Risk flags

• standardization uncertainty
• extract standardization
• limited replication
• training context specific

Linked papers, labels, and reviews

1. Low-dose lemon myrtle supplementation enhances muscle hypertrophy in older adults undergoing low-load resistance training
   human_rct / pubmed_lemon_myrtle_lowdose_rct_2026
   Older-adult resistance training plus lemon myrtle randomized controlled trial.
2. Lemon myrtle extract and casuarinin activate skeletal muscle satellite cells
   preclinical / pubmed_lemon_myrtle_satellite_cells_2022
   Mechanistic satellite-cell source for lemon myrtle.