Peptide science, graded honestly.

Mechanism, evidence, and regulatory status for 30 of the most-discussed peptides in circulation. We publish what the research actually shows — including, often, that it shows very little.

30Peptides profiled
8Mechanistic classes
5Evidence tiers
0Dosing protocols
The method

Every peptide carries an evidence tier

Most peptide information online flattens everything into one confident voice — an FDA-approved drug with 20,000 trial participants reads the same as a tetrapeptide with no receptor and no replication. We grade each entry so the distinction is visible before you read a word of the biology.

Tier 1 — FDA Approved

Approved by the FDA for at least one indication. Human efficacy and safety established for that use.

Tier 2 — Clinical Trials

In active human clinical trials (Phase 2/3). Not approved. Efficacy not established.

Tier 3 — Limited Human Data

Some human studies exist, but small, dated, or approved only outside the US.

Tier 4 — Preclinical Only

Evidence is animal or in-vitro. Human efficacy and safety are unestablished.

Tier 5 — Minimal Data

Little or no peer-reviewed human evidence. Claims commonly outrun the science.

The library

Browse by mechanism

Organised by what these molecules actually do at the receptor, not by the outcome someone hopes to sell.

Start here

Four that show the range

Editorial policy

What we deliberately do not publish

We do not publish dosing, reconstitution, administration, or cycling protocols. Not for any peptide on this site, including the FDA-approved ones. This is a deliberate editorial line, and it is worth explaining plainly rather than burying in a disclaimer.

For unapproved substances, no honest dosing guidance exists to give. A protocol implies a known therapeutic window — a dose demonstrated to produce a benefit at an acceptable risk in humans. For most peptides in this library, that work has never been done. Publishing numbers anyway would manufacture a false impression of established practice out of forum consensus and vendor copy.

For the approved ones, dosing is a physician's job, individualised to a patient, with monitoring. A web page is not a substitute for that, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.

What you get instead

Receptor-level mechanism, an honest account of what has and has not been demonstrated in humans, current regulatory status including where it is actively changing, and the documented safety signals — cited, and graded.

Important notice Forge Bioenergy publishes scientific reference information only. Nothing on this site is medical advice, a therapeutic claim, or a recommendation to use any substance in humans. Many peptides described here are not approved by the FDA for any use, and several are approved only for narrow indications under prescription. We do not publish dosing, administration, or usage protocols. Consult a licensed physician before making any medical decision.