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Muira Puama Powder Ptychopetalum olacoides1 Pound (16 oz) Buy Now
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Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure muira puama bark and root powder (Ptychopetalum olacoides) - 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 mullaca has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers). This rainforest botanical is traditionally used in South America for its ability to increase sexual desire, libido and performance.* The active constituents in muira puama are a group of terpenes, phenols and a resin which are not soluble in water (or the stomach acid). Taking the ground powder in capsules or tea will provide little or any benefit. This plant is best prepared as an alcohol tincture. To see pictures of muira puama, click here.
Traditional Uses:* for erectile dysfunction and impotency; as a male aphrodisiac and libido promoter; as a tonic (tones, balances, strengthens) for males; for hair loss and balding; central nervous system tonic (tones, balances, strengthens) and antidepressant
For more information about muira puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides), please refer to the Database File for Muira puama 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 $20.00.
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Ingredients: 100% pure muira puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides) root and bark. 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 Brazilian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.
Suggested Use: The active chemicals in this plant are not very water soluble. It 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 2-3 ml (60 to 90 drops) 2-3 times daily. 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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Muira puama can be found in these proprietary Raintree products:
Muira Puama Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for muira puama.
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on muira puama can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published research on muira puama is shown below:
Actions on Erectile Function and Libido:
Rowland, D. L., et al. “A review of plant-derived and herbal approaches to the treatment of sexual
dysfunctions.” J. Sex. Marital Ther. 2003 May-Jun; 29(3): 185-205.
Waynberg, J., et al. ”Effects of Herbal vX on libido and sexual activity in premenopausal and
postmenopausal women.” Adv. Ther. 2000 Sep-Oct; 17(5): 255-62.
Waynberg, J. “Male sexual asthenia—interest in a traditional plant-derived medication.” Ethnopharmacology;
1995.
Waynberg, J. “Contributions to the clinical validation of the traditional use of Ptychopetalum guyanna.”
Presented at the First International Congress on Ethnopharmacology, Strasbourg, France, June 5-9, 1990.
Gaebler, H. “Revival of the drug Muira puama.” Deut. Apoth. 1979; 22(3): 94–6.
Hypotensive Actions:
Raymond-Hamet, A. “Physiological action of the extract of muira puama.” Comp. Rend. Soc. Biol. 1932; 109: 1064-7
Olofsson, Eric. “Action of extract of Liriosma ovata on the blood pressure, vessels and respiration of the
rabbit.” Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. 1927; 97: 1639-40.
Anti-fatigue, Tonic, & Adaptogenic Actions:
Mendes, F. R., et al. "Brazilian plants as possible adaptogens: An ethnopharmacological survey of books edited in Brazil." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2007 Feb; 109(3): 493-500.
Bucci, L. R., et al. ”Selected herbals and human exercise performance.” Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2000 Aug; 72(2
Suppl): 624S-36S.
Paiva, L., et al. “Effects of Ptychocepalum olacoides extract on mouse behaviour in forced swimming and
open field tests.” Phytother. Res. 1998; 12(4): 294–96.
Waynberg, J. “Male sexual asthenia—interest in a traditional plant-derived medication.” Ethnopharmacology;
1995.
Hanawa, M., et al. “Composition containing an extract from muira puama root and plant worm extract.”
Taisho Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, United States Patent No. 6024984, 2000.
Siqueira, I. R., et al. “Psychopharamcological properties of Ptychopetalum olachoides Bentham
(Olacaceae).” Pharmaceutical Biol. 1998; 36(5): 327–34.
Anti-Anxiety & Nervine Actions:
da Silva, A. L., et al. “Anxiogenic properties of Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth. (Marapuama).” Phytother.
Res. 2002; 16(3): 223-6.
Siqueira, I. R., et al. “Psychopharamcological properties of Ptychopetalum olachoides Bentham
(Olacaceae).” Pharmaceutical Biol. 1998; 36(5): 327–34.
Memory Enhancement & Neuroprotective Actions:
da Silva, A. L., et al. "Promnesic effects of Ptychopetalum olacoides in aversive and non-aversive learning paradigms." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2007 Feb; 109(3): 449-457.
da Silva, A. L., et al. “Memory retrieval improvement by Ptychopetalum olacoides in young and aging
mice.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Dec; 95(2-3): 199-203.
Siqueira, I. R., et al. “Neuroprotective effects of Ptychopetalum olacoides Bentham (Olacaceae) on oxygen
and glucose deprivation induced damage in rat hippocampal slices.” Life Sci. 2004 Aug; 75(15): 1897-906.
Siqueira, I. R., et al. “Ptychopetalum olacoides, a traditional Amazonian "nerve tonic," possesses
anticholinesterase activity.” Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 2003 Jun; 75(3): 645-50.
Siqueira, I. R., et al. “Psychopharamcological properties of Ptychopetalum olachoides Bentham
(Olacaceae).” Pharmaceutical Biol. 1998; 36(5): 327–34.
Forgacs, P., et al. “Phytochemical and biological activity studies on 18 plants from French Guyana.” Plant
Med. Phytother. 1983; 17(1): 22–32.
Dias Da Silva, Rodolpho. “Medicinal plants of Brazil. Botanical and pharmacognostic studies. Muira
puama.” Rev. Bras. Med. Pharm. 1925; 1(1): 37–41.
Anti-cholesterol Actions:
Jayasuriya, H., et al. “Diterpenoid, steroid, and triterpenoid agonists of liver X receptors from diversified
terrestrial plants and marine sources.” J. Nat. Prod. 2005; 68(8): 1247-52.
Cherksey, B. D. “Method of preparing Muira puama extract and its use for decreasing body fat percentage
and increasing lean muscle mass.” United States Patent No. 5516516, 1996.
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