Caigua fruit is traditionally used in Peru for high cholesterol.* Raintree's caigua is wild harvested—grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. For more complete information on this unique rainforest plant, please see plant database file on caigua. To see pictures of caigua, click here.
Raintree's caigua fruit has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Peruvian Amazon. Click here to learn more about our rainforest ingredients and wild harvesting methods. This product contains no binders, fillers, or exipients and is 100% dried caigua fruit juice. This product is backed by Raintree's Unconditional Guarantee.
Traditional Uses:* for high cholesterol; for hypertension and circulatory problems; for diabetes; for gastrointestinal problems; as a topical analgesic
Ingredients: 100% pure caigua fruit (Cyclanthera pedata).
Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules 2 - 3 times daily or as directed by a health care professional.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
A 100 capsule bottle is $19.95 each
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Or buy 6 bottles for $16.95 each
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on caigua can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published research on caigua is shown below:
Cholesterol-Lowering Actions: Anon. "Curso Las Plantas Medicinales Y La Salud Humana Fito 2005 - Lima." Instituto de Fitoterapia Americano. 22-29 of October, 2005. Lima Peru.
Gonez, C., et al. "Efectos de la Caigua (Cyclantera pedata) sobre el perfil lipídico en adultos." Instituto de Investigación de Altura. UPCH. Rev. Per. Endocr. Metab. 1997; (3): 30 – 35.
Quiñones, Motta R., "Efecto Hipocolesterolemico de Cyclantera pedata (Caigua). Trabajo para optar Titulo Qui. Far. UNMSM. 1993. page. 260.
Gavez, Meija., et al. "Efectos terapéuticos de Cyclanthera pedata ("caigua") deshidratada a dosis bajas y unitomas en pacientes hiperlipidémicos." Segundo Simposium Internacional de Plantas Medicinales y Fitoterapia, 05-08 of August, 2004, page. 23
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in postmenopausal women: short-course effect of caigua. Menopause. 1995; 2(4): 225-234.
Chemicals Identified: Kowalska, J., et al. "Isolation and primary structures of seven serine proteinase inhibitors from Cyclanthera pedata seeds." Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2006; 1760(7):1054-63.
Montoro, P., et al. "Flavonoids from the leaves of Cyclanthera pedata: two new malonyl derivatives." Phytochem. Anal. 2005 May-Jun; 16(3): 210-6.
Carbone, V., et al. "Analysis of flavonoids from Cyclanthera pedata fruits by liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry." J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 2004; 34(2): 295-304.
Montoro, P., et al. "Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata fruits: isolation and structure elucidation of new flavonoid glycosides and their antioxidant activity." J. Agric. Food Chem. 2001; 49(11): 5156-60.
De Tommasi, N., et al. "Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata fruits: isolation and structure elucidation of new triterpenoid saponins. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1999; 47(11): 4512-9.
De Tommasi, N., et al. Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata (caigua) seeds: isolation and characterization of six new Cucurbitacin glycosides." J. Agr. Food Chem. 1996; 44(8): 2020-2025.
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