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Matico Powder Piper aduncum1 Pound (16 oz) Buy Now
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Raintree's matico leaf powder (Piper aduncum) has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. It has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Peruvian Amazon and it is rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Matico is a tropical, evergreen, shrubby tree that grows to the height of 6 to 7 m with lanceolate leaves that are 12 to 20 cm long. It is native to most all of tropical South America as well as Southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and much of tropical Latin America. To see pictures of matico, click here.
Traditional Uses:* for digestive problems (vomiting, nausea, stomachaches, dyspepsia); as a carminative and stomachic to expel intestinal gas and aid digestion; as an antiseptic wound healer for cuts, scrapes, ulcers, boils, etc.; as a hemostat for internal bleeding (uterine, gastric, pulmonary); for colds, flu, coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory problems
For more information about matico (Piper aduncum), please refer to the Database File for Matico 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 $28.00.
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Ingredients: 100% pure matico leaves (Piper aduncum). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This plant is non-irradiated and not fumigated, and has grown naturally in the Amazon without 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 herbal infusions see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
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Matico can be found in these proprietary Raintree products:
Matico Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for matico.
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research. All available third-party research on matico be found at PubMed. A partial listing of the third-party published research on matico is shown below:
Cytotoxic & Antitumor Actions:
Orjala, J., et al. “Two chromenes and a prenylated benzoic acid derivative from Piper aduncum.” Phytochemistry. 1993; 34(3): 813-818.
Orjala, J., et al. “Cytotoxic and antibacterial dihydrochalcones from Piper aduncum.” J. Nat. Prod. 1994; 57(1): 18-26.
Orjala, J., et al. “Aduncamide, a cytotoxic and antibacterial beta-phenylethylamine-derived amide from Piper aduncum.” Nat. Prod. Lett. 1993; 2(3): 231-236.
Antibacterial Actions:
Orjala, J., et al. “New monoterpene-substituted dihydrochalcones from Piper aduncum.” Helv. Chim. Acta 1993; 76(4): 1481-1488.
Kloucek, P., et al. “Antibacterial screening of some Peruvian medicinal plants used in Calleria district.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Jun; 99(2): 309-12.
Lemos, T. L. G., et al. “Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Brazilian plants.” Phytother. Res. 1990; 4(2): 82-84.
Lentz, D. L., et al. “Antimicrobial properties of Honduran medicinal plants.” J. Ethnopharmacol, 1998; 63(3): 253-263.
Trillini, B., et al. “Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Piper angustifolium.” Planta Med. 1996; 62(4): 372-373.
Orjala, J., et al. “Cytotoxic and antibacterial dihydrochalcones from Piper aduncum.” J. Nat. Prod. 1994; 57(1): 18-26.
Orjala, J., et al. “Three new prenylated benzoic acid derivatives and molluscicidal sesquiterpenoids from Piper aduncum leaves.” Planta Med. Suppl. 1992; 58(1) A714-.
Orjala, J., et al. “Five new prenylated p-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives with antimicrobial and molluscicidal activity from Piper aduncum leaves.” Planta Med. 1993; 59(6): 546-551.
Orjala, J., et al. “Aduncamide, a cytotoxic and antibacterial beta-phenylethylamine-derived amide from Piper aduncum.” Nat. Prod. Lett.
1993; 2(3): 231-236.
Antifungal Actions:
Cde Almeida, R. R., et al. "Chemical variation in Piper aduncum and biological properties of its dillapiole-rich essential oil." Chem. Biodivers. 2009; 6(9):1427-34.
Orjala, J., et al. “Two chromenes and a prenylated benzoic acid derivative from Piper aduncum.” Phytochemistry. 1993; 34(3): 813-818.
Lemos, T. L. G., et al. “Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Brazilian plants.” Phytother. Res. 1990; 4(2): 82-84.
Lentz, D. L., et al. “Antimicrobial properties of Honduran medicinal plants.” J. Ethnopharmacol, 1998; 63(3): 253-263.
Trillini, B., et al. “Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Piper angustifolium.” Planta Med. 1996; 62(4): 372-373.
Lago, J. H., et al. “Benzoic acid derivatives from Piper species and their fungitoxic activity against Cladosporium cladosporioides and C. sphaerospermum.” J. Nat. Prod. 2004; 67(11):1783-8.
Navickiene, H., et al. “Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from Piper aduncum, Piper arboreum and Piper tuberculatum.” Quim. Nova. 2006; 20( 3): 467-470.
Anti-Candida & Anti-yeast Actions
Braga, F. G., et al. "Antileishmanial and antifungal activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Brazil."
J. Ethnopharmacol. 2007 May; 111(2): 396-402.
Lemos, T. L. G., et al. “Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Brazilian plants.” Phytother. Res. 1990; 4(2): 82-84.
Lentz, D. L., et al. “Antimicrobial properties of Honduran medicinal plants.” J. Ethnopharmacol, 1998; 63(3): 253-263.
Trillini, B., et al. “Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Piper angustifolium.” Planta Med. 1996; 62(4): 372-373.
Antiviral Actions:
Lohezic, L. E., et al. “Antiviral and cytotoxic activities of some Indonesian plants.” Fitoterapia. 2002 Aug; 73(5): 400-5.
Anti-Leishmanial & Anti-malarial Actions:
Valadeau, C., et al. "Medicinal plants from the Yanesha (Peru): evaluation of the leishmanicidal and antimalarial activity of selected extracts." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jun; 123(3): 413-22.
Flores, N., et al. "Antiparasitic activity of prenylated benzoic acid derivatives from Piper species." Phytochemistry. 2009; 70(5):621-7.
Braga, F. G., et al. "Antileishmanial and antifungal activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Brazil."
J. Ethnopharmacol. 2007 May; 111(2): 396-402.
Torres-Santos, E. C., et al. Selective effect of 2',6'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone isolated from Piper aduncum on Leishmania amazonensis.” Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 1999; 43(5): 1234-1241.
Torres-Santos, E. C., et al. Improvement of in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activities of 2', 6'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone by entrapment in poly(D,L-lactide) nanoparticles.” Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 1999; 43(7): 1776-8.
Anti-schistosomiasis, Anti-trypanosomal & Molluscicidal Actions:
Batista, J. M. Jr, et al. "Natural chromenes and chromene derivatives as potential anti-trypanosomal agents."
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 2008; 31(3): 538-40.
Orjala, J., et al. “Two chromenes and a prenylated benzoic acid derivative from Piper aduncum.” Phytochemistry. 1993; 34(3): 813-818.
Orjala, J., et al. “Three new prenylated benzoic acid derivatives and molluscicidal sesquiterpenoids from Piper aduncum leaves.” Planta Med. Suppl. 1992; 58(1) A714-.
Orjala, J., et al. “Five new prenylated p-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives with antimicrobial and molluscicidal activity from Piper aduncum leaves.” Planta Med. 1993; 59(6): 546-551.
Insecticidal Actions:
Silva, W. C., et al. "Toxicity of Piper aduncum L. (Piperales: Piperaceae) from the Amazon forest for the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)." Vet. Parasitol. 2009; 164(2-4): 267-74.
Rafael, M. S., et al. "Potential control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) extracts demonstrated by chromosomal biomarkers and toxic effects on interphase nuclei." Gene. Mol. Res. 2008; 7(3): 772-81.
Cde Almeida, R. R., et al. "Chemical variation in Piper aduncum and biological properties of its dillapiole-rich essential oil." Chem. Biodivers. 2009; 6(9):1427-34.
Hidayatulfathi, O., et al. “Adulticidal activity of some Malaysian plant extracts against Aedes aegypti Linnaeus.” J. Trop. Biomed. 2004 Dec; 21(2): 61-7.
Estrela, J., et al. "Toxicity of essential oils of Piper aduncum and Piper hsipidinervum against Sitophilus zeamais." Pesq. Agroped. Bras. 2006; 41(2): 217-222.
Constituents Found
Rali, T., et al. "Volatile chemical constituents of Piper aduncum L and Piper gibbilimbum C. DC (Piperaceae) from Papua New Guinea." Molecules. 2007; 12(3):389-94.
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