Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure picão preto whole herb powder (Bidens pilosa) - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Picão preto contains many active plant chemicals including flavonoids, terpenes, phenylpropanoids, lipids, and benzenoids. 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 picão preto has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers). To see pictures of picão preto, click here.

For more information about picão preto (Bidens pilosa), please refer to the Tropical Plant Database File for Picão Preto. 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 picão preto (Bidens pilosa) whole herb (root, leaf, stem, and flowers). No binders, fillers or additives are used. It is a wild harvested product—grown naturally in the Brazilian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as a decoction. Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Bring to a boil and gently boil in a covered pot for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and settle for 10 minutes and strain warm liquid into a cup (leaving the settled powder in the bottom of the pan). It is traditionally taken in 1 cup dosages, 2-3 twice daily. For more complete instructions on preparing herbal decoctions, see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.

Contraindications:

• Not to be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.
• This plant contains several coumarin derivatives.Those on coumadin blood thinning medications should use with caution and monitor these possible effects.
• Picão preto contains a small amount of naturally-occurring caffeine; it should not be used by those who are allergic or sensitive to caffeine.
• This plant has been documented to lower blood sugar levels in several animal studies. It is probably contraindicated in persons with hypoglycemia and people with diabetes should monitor their blood sugar levels accordingly.
• Picão preto has been documented with hypotensive activity in several animal studies. It is probably contraindicated for persons with low blood pressure.

Picão preto can be found in these proprietary Raintree formulas:



Picão Preto Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for picão preto.