Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure cumaseba bark powder (Swartzia polyphylla) - 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 cumaseba bark has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Peruvian Amazon (without any pesticides or fertilizers). Cumaseba is a tropical rainforest tree that grows up to 15 meters high. It can be found in lower elevations throughout the Amazon basin area in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and the three Guianas (Guyana, French Guiana, & Suiname). Cumaseba has a long history of use among the Indians and local people in the Amazon.* To see photographs of cumaseba click here.

Traditional Uses:* for rheumatism and arthritis; for painful and/or inflamed joint, muscle and/or bone conditions; as a female hormonal tonic and aphrodisiac; for candida, yeast infections and fungal infections; for colds, flu, tuberculosis and other upper respiratory bacterial infections

For more information about cumaseba (Swartzia polyphylla), please refer to the Database File for Cumaseba 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 $25.00.

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Ingredients: 100% pure cumaseba bark (Swartzia polyphylla). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This plant is non-irradiated and non-fumigated, and has grown naturally in Peruvian Amazon without pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: Cumaseba is best prepared as an alcohol tincture. Combine 1 part bark powder with 4 parts 90 proof alcohol (everclear or vodka). Allow to macerate for 2 weeks while agitating solution daily. Strain into a clean bottle and seal. It is traditionally taken in dosages of 2-4 ml (60-120 drops) twice daily or as needed. Can also be used externally by applying to the skin twice daily and letting dry completely. For more complete instructions on preparing herbal tinctures see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.

Contraindications: None reported

Drug Interactions: None reported.

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Cumaseba Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for cumaseba.