Raintree Nutrition's Concentrated Cumaseba Extract uses new and proprietary extraction methods to concentrate and preserve the active ingredients found in this wonderful
plant. Concentration and extraction methods provide the equivalent of 500 mg cumaseba bark (Swartzia polyphylla) per milliliter of extract. 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 learn more about this wonderful rainforest plant, go to theTropical Plant Database file on Cumaseba.
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
Ingredients: 100% pure cumaseba (Swartzia polyphylla) extracted in distilled water and alcohol. No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. It is a wild harvested product - grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.
Suggested Use: Take 60 drops 2 - 3 times daily or as needed. Can also be used externally by applying to the skin twice daily and letting dry completely.
Contraindications: None known.
Drug Interactions: None known.
A 2 ounce bottle is $21.95 each
Or buy 3 bottles for $20.95 each
Or buy 6 bottles for $18.95 each
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research. All available third-party research on cumaseba can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published research on cumaseba is shown below:
Antibacterial Actions: Rojas, R., et al. “Anti-mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of Peruvian plants.” Plant Med. 2004: 101.
Rojas, R., et al. “Larvicidal, antimycobacterial and antifungal compounds from the bark of the Peruvian plant Swartzia polyphylla DC.” Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2006; 54(2): 278-279.
Herforth, A., et al. “Antifungal plants of the Peruvian Amazon: A survey of ethnomedical uses and biological activity.” Cornel University Publication 2002.
Osawa, K., et al. “Isoflavanones from the heartwood of Swartzia polyphylla and their antibacterial activity against cariogenic bacteria.” Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1992; 40(11): 2970-2974.
Du Bois, J. L., et al. “Dihydrolicoisoflavone, a new isoflavanone from Swartzia polyphylla.” J. Nat. Prod. 1995: 58(4): 629-632.
Antifungal & Anticandidal Actions: Rojas, R., et al. “Larvicidal, antimycobacterial and antifungal compounds from the bark of the Peruvian plant Swartzia polyphylla DC.” Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2006; 54(2): 278-279.
Herforth, A., et al. “Antifungal plants of the Peruvian Amazon: A survey of ethnomedical uses and biological activity.” Cornel University Publication 2002.
Du Bois, J. L., et al. “Dihydrolicoisoflavone, a new isoflavanone from Swartzia polyphylla.” J. Nat. Prod. 1995: 58(4): 629-632.
Protein Kinase C Inhibition Actions: Du Bois, J. L., et al. “Dihydrolicoisoflavone, a new isoflavanone from Swartzia polyphylla.” J. Nat. Prod. 1995: 58(4): 629-632.
Du Bois, J. L., et al. “Fereirinol, a new 3-hydroxyisoflavanone from Swartzia polyphylla.” J. Nat. Prod. 1996; 59(9): 902-903.
Cytotoxic Actions: Noel, R., et al. “Anti-tumour screening of Brazilian plants.” Pharma. Biol. 2002; 40(8): 603-616.
RELATED PRODUCTS:
Cumaseba can be found in these Raintree products:
Cumaseba Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for cumaseba.
* 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. Please refer to our Conditions of Use for this web site and product.
