Guarana Seed Powder - Paullinia cupana, 1 lb, (Starwest Botanicals)
Guarana seed is known to botanists as Paullinia Cupana, and is part of a botanical family that includes the maple and the horse chestnut. Unlike its temperate relatives however, pure guarana seed is a natural herb produced from a climbing shrub native to Brazil's Amazon basin. Guarana features large leaves with clusters of flowers and has become most well know known for the seeds of its fruit. Guarana seed is about the size of a coffee berry. Most notable about the Paullinia Cupana seed is its use is that it contains about twice the caffeine found in coffee beans.
Guarana Seed Origins and Use
The common name for Paullinia Cupana, “guarana,” comes into English via Brazilian Portuguese from a word in the language of the Sateré-Maué Indians. According to the tribe's own legends, the plant from which the wildcrafted herb was derived was the gift of a god, presented in compensation for the killing of a village child by one of the less compassionate deities.
- Origin: Brazil
- Common Names: Paullinia, Guarana Bread, Brazilian Cocoa
- Kosher Certified
Traditionally, the Indians mix dried guarana seed powder with water and knead it into a dough to make a type of bread. Guarana seed powder has been known to Western civilization for well over 300 years, since a European missionary introduced it in the mid-1600s.
Guarana seed powder is among those organic herbs that are very strong stimulants; it is in fact a primary ingredient in a popular Brazilian soft drink. However, although the the FDA has labeled guarana herb as being safe for human consumption, studies on the effects of Brazilian guarana have not been verified. Use of such medicinal herbs and supplements should be undertaken under the guidance of a qualified herbalist or naturopathic doctor.
Guarana Seed Powder - Paullinia cupana, 1 lb, (Starwest Botanicals)
GUARANTEE/ SHIPPING INFORMATIONGuarana Seed Powder - Paullinia cupana, 1 lb., (Starwest Botanicals) is shipped in a discrete, unmarked package. Orders are processed immediately and usually takes about 3 to 5 working days to be received. We do ask that you try it for 2 to 3 weeks to feel the full effects. Any information received is used only for order processing and shipping purposes. Your information, such as e-mail address, will never be disclosed to a third party.
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