Rainforest indigenous Indians first discovered the libido enhancing qualities of catuaba and over the last centuries have composed many songs praising its wonders.* In Brazil this plant is considered a central nervous system stimulant and used for sexual weakness and lowered libido in both men and women.* For more complete information on this unique rainforest plant, please see the the Database File for Catuaba.
Raintree Nutrition's Catuaba Concentrated Extract uses new and proprietary extraction methods to concentrate and preserve the active ingredients found in this amazing Brazilian plant. It is rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals which occur naturally in this plant. The methods used provides the equivalent of approximately 500 mg of catuaba bark per milliliter of extract - resulting in a highly potent concentrated extract.
Traditional Uses:* as an aphrodisiac and libido stimulant for males and females; to tone, balance, and calm the central nervous system (and for nerve pain, exhaustion, over stimulation); for nervousness, emotional stress, and insomnia (related to overactive neurotransmitters); as a general tonic (tones, balances, strengthens overall body functions); for poor memory, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia
Ingredients: Catuaba bark (Erythroxylum catuaba) extracted in distilled water and 40% ethanol.
Suggested Use: Take 60 drops (2 ml) 2 or more times daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
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Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on catuaba can be found at PubMed/Medline.
A partial listing of the published research on catuaba is shown below:
Anti-inflammatory & Pain-relieving Actions: Vaz, Z. R., et al. “Analgesic effect of the herbal medicine Catuaba in thermal and chemical models of nociception in mice.”
Phytother. Res. 1997; 11(2): 101–6.
Barbosa, N. R., et al. “Inhibition of platelet phospholipase A2 activity by catuaba extract suggests anti-inflammatory
properties.” Phytother. Res. 2004; 18(11): 942-4.
Antidepressant Actions: Campos, M. M., et al. “Antidepressant-like effects of Trichilia catigua (Catuaba) extract: evidence for
dopaminergic-mediated mechanisms.” Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2005; 182(1): 45-53.
Cytotoxic & Antimicrobial Actions: Uchino, T., et al. “Potent protecting effects of Catuaba (Anemopaegma mirandum) extracts against hydroperoxide-induced
cytotoxicity.” Toxicol. In Vitro. 2004 Jun; 18(3): 255-63.
Pizzolatti, M. G., et al. “Two epimeric flavalignans from Trichilia catigua (Meliaceae) with antimicrobial activity.” Z.
Naturforsch 2002; 57(5–6): 483–88.
Satoh, M., et al. “Cytotoxic constituents from Erythroxylum catuaba. Isolation and cytotoxic activities of cinchonain.”
Natural Med. 2000; 54(2): 97–100.
Manabe, H., et al. “Effects of catuaba extracts on microbial and HIV infection.” In Vivo 1992; 6(2): 161–65.
Constituents Identified: Beltrame, F. L.,et al. "A validated higher-performance liquid chromatography method for quantification of cinchonain Ib in bark and phytopharmaceuticals of Trichilia catigua used as Catuaba." J. Chromatogr. A. 2006; 1119(1-2): 257-63.
Rolim, A., et al. "Total flavonoids quantification from O/W emulsion with extract of Brazilian plants." Int. J. Pharm. 2006 Feb 3; 308(1-2): 107-14.
Zanolari, B., et al. "Methylpyrrole tropane alkaloids from the bark of Erythroxylum vacciniifolium." J. Nat. Prod. 2005; 68(8): 1153-8.
Kletter, C., et al. "Morphological, chemical and functional analysis of catuaba preparations." Planta Med. 2004; 70(10): 993-1000.
Zanolari, B., et al. "On-line identification of tropane alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium by liquid chromatography-UV detection-multiple mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry." J. Chromatogr. A. 2003 Dec; 1020(1): 75-89.
Zanolari, B., et al. "Tropane alkaloids from the bark of Erythroxylum vacciniifolium." J. Nat. Prod. 2003; 66(4): 497-502.
Graf, E., et al. "Alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium Martius, II: The structures of catuabine A, B, and C." Arch. Pharm. 1978 Feb; 311(2): 139-52.
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Catuaba can be found as an ingredient in these proprietary Raintree formulas:
Catuaba Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for catuaba.
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