Guarana bush

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 30.06.2024

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Paullina cupana

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The guarana climbing shrub is an up to 12 meter high climbing shrub from the soap tree family, which is native to Brazil/Venezuela. Paullina cupana is the parent plant of Paullinae semen and guarana, the guarana paste made from the roasted and powdered seeds.

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Tonic, tonic for states of exhaustion(ESCOP and HMPCmonograph ). The remedy is used folkloristically for heart and digestive complaints, diarrhea and fever.

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4-8% caffeine, catechin tanning agents, tannins, saponins.

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  1. Ammon HPT et al (2014) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 11th edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 1345
  2. https://www.heilpflanzen-atlas.de/heilpflanzen/guarana/
  3. https://www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/extrakte-bei-muedigkeit-und-schwaeche-115500/

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Last updated on: 30.06.2024

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles