From one Altai apiary to the lozenge in your hand
Honey Adaptogen Lozenges are a honey lozenge built from ~90% raw Altai honey (harvested in a pristine UNESCO biosphere reserve in southern Siberia, Russia) with ~5% Leuzea root and ~5% Red Root. Produced in our Biysk facility, produced under HACCP food-safety management and certified under Russian and Eurasian Customs Union food-safety regulations and lab-tested to EAEU food-safety standards for heavy metals, microbiology, antibiotics and pesticides. This page documents the standards behind that formula.
Five standards behind every pack
Five things we will tell you directly. The sourcing, the formula, the testing and the paperwork, with the parts we have not yet earned marked honestly as such.
01 — Honey sourcing
Single apiary near Lake Teletskoye, Altai Republic
Our honey comes from a 200-hive family apiary in the foothills around Lake Teletskoye, a protected lake in the Altai Republic, 300 km from the nearest major industrial centre. Forage is mixed wildflower from undisturbed Siberian mountain meadows. The apiary has supplied the facility that manufactures Nature's Recipes lozenges since 2016. We do not blend honey from multiple sources, and we do not import honey to extend supply.
- 200 hives, single family apiary
- Lake Teletskoye, Altai Republic, Russia
- Wildflower forage from protected mountain meadows
- Same supplier since 2016
- No blending, no imported fill
02 — Adaptogen sourcing
Wild-harvested Siberian adaptogens, not farmed
Leuzea (Rhaponticum carthamoides) and Red Root (Hedysarum neglectum) used in our lozenges are wild-harvested from the Siberian taiga, not cultivated on plantations. Wild Siberian leuzea is the strain documented across decades of Russian pharmacology research, the basis for every modern adaptogen study that cites “Russian leuzea.” Cultivated plantation material, common in commercial supplements, has lower ecdysteroid content. We use wild stock.
- Rhaponticum carthamoides: wild Siberian taiga
- Hedysarum neglectum: wild Siberian taiga
- Same plant strains used in decades of Russian adaptogen research
- No plantation-grown substitute material
03 — Formulation
~5% leuzea root, ~5% Red Root, ~90% Altai honey
One lozenge contains approximately 5% Leuzea root and 5% Red Root by mass. The remaining 90% is raw Altai honey acting as the binding matrix and sublingual carrier. No added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no fillers, no preservatives. Three lozenges a day delivers a meaningful daily dose of both adaptogens, plus the polyphenols, enzymes and trace minerals that distinguish raw mountain honey from filtered supermarket honey.
- ~5% Leuzea root per lozenge
- ~5% Red Root per lozenge
- ~90% raw Altai honey carrier
- Zero added sugar, zero artificial sweeteners
- No fillers, no preservatives, no flow agents
04 — Testing
Lab-tested to EAEU food-safety standards
The lozenges are tested by an independent, accredited laboratory for the full safety panel required for registration under Eurasian Customs Union food-safety regulation.
- Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury (referencing EU Regulation 2023/915 limits as a benchmark)
- Microbiology: Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, total plate count, moulds and yeasts
- Antibiotic residues in honey: chloramphenicol, streptomycin, tetracyclines
- Pesticides: broad-spectrum screen per TR CU 021/2011 list
- HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural): freshness marker; raw unprocessed honey scores low
- Diastase activity: enzymatic marker confirming the honey was not heat-treated
05 — Standards & registration
Russian and Eurasian Customs Union food-safety compliance
Safety limits are benchmarked against EU food-safety standards (Regulation 2023/915), among the strictest in the world. On the regulatory side, the lozenges are registered as a dietary supplement (БАД) under the Russian СГР system. The product carries declarations of conformity to two EAEU (Customs Union) technical regulations: TR CU 021/2011 (food safety) and TR CU 022/2011 (food labelling). Copies of the registration and conformity declarations are available on request.
- Halal by formula: plant- and honey-based, with no alcohol, no pork-derived ingredients, no gelatin. SFDA halal certification in progress.
- СГР: Russian Federal Registration of Dietary Supplements, full registration on file
- HACCP: food-safety management certification held by the production facility in Biysk
- TR CU 021/2011: Customs Union technical regulation on food product safety
- TR CU 022/2011: Customs Union technical regulation on food product labelling
- Documents available on request
Traceability
“Every batch traces back to one apiary, one season, one harvest.”
We don't blend honey from different regions to hit a price point. When you open a pack, the honey inside came from 200 specific hives in the Altai foothills, harvested in a specific summer. When the season ends, production pauses until next year, and that's why packs are limited.
From the founder
“I believe supplements should be made from what nature provides. That's why we work with one family whose apiaries sit in the Golden Mountains of Altai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They have kept bees for four generations. We produce as many lozenges as a single summer harvest allows.”
Frequently asked
Where does your honey come from?
One source. One family. Four generations of beekeeping in the Golden Mountains of Altai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Russia. 200 hives. The same apiary since 2016. We don't blend, dilute, or source from anywhere else.
What heavy metals do you test for, and at what limits?
Lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, all tested to EU contaminant limits. We benchmark against EU Regulation 2023/915, one of the strictest contaminant limits in the world.
Is your honey raw?
Yes. Unfiltered, not heat-treated beyond what lozenge production requires.
Is the product Halal certified?
Not yet certified: SFDA application is in progress. The formula is halal by composition: raw honey, plant root extracts, beeswax. No alcohol, no pork derivatives, no gelatin. We'll update this page the day the certificate is issued.
Why is production limited?
Altai's honey season runs from late June to mid-August. One apiary, one harvest, that's the ceiling. We don't buy wholesale to fill gaps. When the season's stock is gone, production pauses until next summer.
One apiary · one harvest
One apiary. One harvest. No exceptions.
Every pack starts at 200 hives in the Altai foothills. We harvest once a year and never blend or import to stretch supply.