Segun tengo entendido lo suele usar gente que o bien tiene el colesterol alto por naturaleza o bien esta tomando AAS que inciden negativamente en el colesterol. Te dejo aqui un articulo en ingles del Octacosanol, cuyo principio activo es el policosanol, asi que podria valerte....
What is it?
Octacosanol is a waxy substance naturally present in some plant oils and is the primary component of the sugar cane extract called policosanol.
Where is it found?
Octacosanol is a waxy substance found in vegetable oils and sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). Another compound, called policosanol, contains a large amount of octacosanol, along with several similar compounds.
Why do athletes use it?*
Some athletes say that octacosanol
helps increase speed and strength.
helps improve reaction time.
What do the advocates say?*
Animal studies suggest that octacosanol may help muscles obtain and utilize fatty acids for energy production. Other claims for increased anabolic and oxygen utilization effects have not been proven. Very little human research has investigated the effects of octacosanol on exercise performance, and results have been mixed.
How much is usually taken by athletes?
Octacosanol, a waxy substance found in wheat germ oil, has been investigated as an ergogenic agent. Preliminary studies have suggested that octacosanol improves endurance, reaction time, and other measures of exercise capacity.1 In another preliminary trial, supplementation with 1 mg per day of octacosanol for eight weeks improved grip strength and visual reaction time, but it had no effect on chest strength, auditory reaction time, or endurance.2
Are there any side effects or interactions?
Long-term trials in humans using amounts up to 20 mg per day have not shown any negative effects.3
At the time of writing, there were no well-known drug interactions with octacosanol.
Sino sabes ingles me lo dices y te lo traduzco...pero vamos, que mayormente se utilizaria para el colesterol puesto que lo que pone aqui no esta del todo estudiado y probado
Sobre encapsularlo...pues con magnesio que segun otro articulo dicen que actuan sinergicamente...o sino con vitamina C...pero vamos que encapsular a mano es un rollo tremendo