Ajos Sacha (Mansoa alliacea) leaf powder Ajos Sacha Powder

Mansoa alliacea

1 Pound (16 oz)

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Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure ajos sacha leaf powder - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. This plant has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's ajos sacha has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers). To see photographs of ajos sacha click here.

Traditional Uses:* for arthritis and rheumatism; for coughs, colds, flu, pneumonia and upper respiratory conditions; as a general pain-reliever (headaches, muscles, joints, body aches); for fevers (malaria, flu, etc.); for general inflammation (external and internal)

For more information about ajos sacha (Mansoa alliacea), please refer to the Database File for Ajos sacha in the Tropical Plant Database. For general information on Raintree's available bulk plants and sustainable harvesting practices, please refer to Main Page for Bulk Plants.

This bulk one pound package retails for $24.00.

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Ingredients: 100% pure ajos sacha leaves (Mansoa alliacea). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. This is a wild harvested plant—grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as an infusion (tea): Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Pour boiling water over herb in cup and allow to steep 10 minutes. Strain tea (or allow settled powder to remain in the bottom of cup) and drink warm. It is traditionally taken in 1 cup dosages, 2-3 times daily. For more complete instrutions on preparing herbs see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.

Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.


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Ajos Sacha Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for ajos sacha.



Third-Party Published Research*

This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research. All available third-party research on ajos sacha can be found at PubMed. A partial listing of the published research on ajos sacha is shown below:

Antimicrobial Actions:
Rana, B. K., et al. "Antifungal activity of an aqueous extract of leaves of garlic creeper (Adenocaymma alliaceum Miers.)." Pharmaceutical Biol. 1999; 37(1):. 13-16.
Singh, U. P., et al. "A rapid method for detecting fungi-toxic substances." World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 1996; 12(3): 301-302.
Khurana, S., et al. "Effect of plant extracts on the activity of three papaya viruses." J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1970; 16: 225-230.
Ushamalini, C., et al. "Management of charcoal rot of cowpea using biocontrol agents and plant products." Indian Phytopathol. 1997; 50(4): 504-507.
Ushamalini, C., et al. "Suppression of charcoal rot and wilt pathogens of cowpea by botanicals." Plant Disease Research 1997; 12(2): 113-117.
Canapaty, S., et al. "Composition of leaf oil from Adenocalymma alliaceum and its antimicrobial activity." Indian Perfumer 2004; 48(3): 323-329.
Rao, A. M., et al. "Antimicrobial activity of the leaf extract of Adenocalymma alliaceum." Indian Drugs. 1985: 22(7): 364-365.

Anti-inflammatory Actions:
Dunstan, C. A., et al. "Evaluation of some Samoan and Peruvian medicinal plants by prostaglandin biosynthesis and rat ear oedema assays." J. Ethnopharmacol. 1997; 57: 35-56.

Antioxidant Actions:
Scogin, R. "Anthocyanins of the Bignoniaceae." Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 1980; 273-276.
Desmarchelier, C., et al. "Total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP) and total antioxidant reactivity (TAR) of medicinal plants used in Southwest Amazona (Bolivia and Peru)." Int. J. Pharmacog. 1997; 35(4): 288-296.

Cholesterol-Lowering Actions:
Yeh, Y. Y., et al. "Cholesterol-lowering effect of garlic extracts and organosulfur compounds: human and animal studies." J. Nutr. 2001 Mar; 131(3s): 989S-993S.
Srinivasan, M. R., et al., "Hypocholesterolemic efficacy of garlic-smelling flower Adenocalymma alliaceum Miers. in experimental rats." Indian J. Exp. Biol. 1995; 33(1): 64-66.

Chemicals Identified:
Das Gracas, B., et al. "Volatile sulfides of the Amazonian garlic bush." J. Agr. Food Chem. 1984; 32(5): 1009-1010.
Rao, L. J. M., et al. "Chemical composition of the volatile oil from garlic creeper (Adenocalymma alliaceum)." J. Med. Aromat. Plant Sci. 1999; 21(4): 987-989.
Apparao, M., et al. "Diallyl, Di-, Tri- and Tetrasulphide from Adenocalymma alliaceae." Phytochemistry. 1978; 17: 1660-1661.
Zoghbi, M. G. B., et al. "Volatile constituents from Adenococalymma alliaceum Miers. and Petiveria alliacea L., Two medicinal herbs of the Amazon." Flavour and Fragrance Journal 2002; 17(2): 133-135.
Apparao, M., et al. "Aliin in the garlicky taxon Adenocalymma alliaceum (Bignoniaceae)." Phytochemistry. 1981; 20: 822-823.
Itokawa, H., et al. "Cytotoxic naphthoquinones from Mansoa alliacea." Phytochemistry. 1992; 31(3): 1061-1062.
Sharma, R. K.. "Phytosterols: Wide-spectrum antibacterial agents." Bioorg. Chem. 1993; 21(1): 49-60.
Apparao, M., et al. "Chemical components of Adenocalymma alliaceae." Indian J. Pharm. Sci. 1978; 40: 224A. 9. Rao, M. A., et al. "Flavonoids of the flowers of Adenocalymma alliaceum." Curr. Sci. 1980; 49: 468-469.

* The statements contained herein have not been evaluated
by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is
not intended to treat, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease.
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