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Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides)

muria puama

Species: olacoides
Common Names: Muira puama, marapuama, marapama, potency wood, potenzholz
Parts Used: Bark, roots
Medicinal Properties: Antidysenteric, antirheumatic, antistress, aperitif, aphrodisiac, central nervous system stimulant, nervine, neurasthenic, tonic
Uses: Aphrodisiac, central nervous system disorders, impotence, infertility, menstrual disturbances, nervine, neurasthenia, tonic

Muira Puama is a bush with small white flowers that is native to the Brazilian Amazon and other parts of northern Brazil. Tribes in Brazil have used the roots and bark for years treating sexual debility and impotence, neuromuscular problems, rheumatism, grippe, cardiac asthenia, and gastrointestinal asthenia. Muira Puama has a long history in herbal medicine as an aphrodisiac, a tonic for the nervous system and an antirheumatic.

Early research discovered that the root and bark were rich in fatty acids, essential oils, plant sterols, and a new alkaloid, named muirapuamine. Chemically, muira puama contains 0.05% muirapuamine, 0.4% fat, 0.5%alkaloids, 0.6% phlobaphene, 0.6% alpha-resinic acid, 0.7% beta-resinic acid, 0.5% of a mixture of esters including behenic acid, lupeol and beta-sitosterol, as well as tannin, volatile oils, and fatty acids. Muira puama is still used around the world as a herbal medicine.

While aphrodisiacs remedies have come and gone muria puama has risen to the top of products and may well provide the most therapeutic approach for erectile dysfunctions. However to achieve the beneficial effects of the plant, proper preparation must be employed. The active constituents thought to be responsible for muira puama’s effect are not soluble in water, so taking bark or root powder in a capsule or tablet will not be effective.

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