A substance found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius's home during a search by police probing the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal remedy for muscle recovery, his publicist said Wednesday. The remedy which can be bought online, including on Amazon.com, is marketed as a homeopathy remedy used for temporary muscle relief and symptoms associated with male sexual weakness. "We have had confirmation from Oscar's legal team that the herbal remedy that he used was called Testis Compositum - which is used to aid muscle recovery," his spokeswoman Janine Hills told AFP.

A substance found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius's home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant, a South African newspaper reported Sunday. The prosecution said during Pistorius's bail hearing last week that police had found two boxes of "testosterone" and needles in his Pretoria home, but the defence countered that it was a legal herbal remedy known as testocompasutium coenzyme. The City Press newspaper said Sunday the remedy was a combination of vitamins, herbal cures partly derived from animal organs.

South African prosecutors admitted late Wednesday they were no longer sure that the substance they found at Olympian Oscar Pistorius's home was testosterone, rowing back dramatic court testimony from just hours before. "We can't tell what it is," said national prosecuting authority spokesman Medupe Simasiku. "We can't confirm or deny it until we get the forensic report." jcm-arb/lc

Police searching the home of Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius found testosterone and needles in a dresser in his bedroom, an investigator told a South African court on Wednesday. Investigating officer Hilton Botha said the substance was found by police investigating the killing of Pistorius's girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day. "We found two boxes of testosterone and needles and injections," Botha said. Testosterone is on the list of substances banned by the International Olympic Committee.