Guarana and Gurana Extract:Phytochemicals,Botanical Info and History.

Contents

• Basic Botanical info of Guarana.
• Phytochemicals and constituents of Guarana.
• Guarana Plantation and Habitat.
• Facts,Properties,Available forms:Guarana.
• Uses Guarana.
• Theory and Scientific Support of Guarana.
• History of Use with Natives:Guarana.
• Guarana Brief Summary.
• Research Update:Paullinia cupana or Guarana.

History of Use with Natives:Guarana.:

First discovered by the Maues-Sateres Indians guarana has been used as a useful food and stimulant for thousands of years. The first written record of guarana and its potential health properties was by a missionary named Bettendorf, who wrote that guarana was used by the Indians to help them cope with the extreme heat, carry them through long journeys, to suppress the appetite and to relieve headaches, cramps and fever. The Indians say that Guarana prevents and combats fatigue, stimulates brain function, aids concentration, relieves headache and menstrual pain, helps the body rid of excess water, combats the discomfort of extreme heat, speeds recovery after illness and reduces appetite.

 In 1893, Everybody"s Pocket Encyclopedia published by Saxon and Co. wrote this note:

Megrim or sick headache.- There are several varieties of megrim, the best forms being hemicrania, blind headache, and bilious headache. One of the best remedies for this complaint is Guarana or Brazilian cocoa. which should be taken in five grain doses, three times per day.

Everybody"s Pocket Encyclopedia, 1893.

 In 1931 a book called The Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve and Mrs. C. F. Leyel- describes Guarana as a

nervine, tonic, stimulant, aphrodisiac and debrifuge....The tannin it contains is useful for mild forms of diarrhea and its chief use in Europe and America is for headache...It is a gentle excitement and serviceable where the brain is irritated or depressed by mental exertion, or where there is fatigue or exhaustion from hot weather...Its benefit is for nervous headache or the distress that accompanies menstruation exhaustion following dissipation...It is used by the Indians for bowel complaints.

The Modern Herbal,by Mrs. M. Grieve and Mrs. C. F. Leyel

 Guarana and how it is Understood by Scientific Research Today:

 There is a growing body of modern scientific research that supports the efficacy of guarana as a phytochemicals /medicinal plant. Michael van Straten is a leading practitioner of complementary medicine. In the 1980s, he began treating patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Many of his patients were referred to him after typical testing for anemia, thyroid problems, leukemia, etc, had been ruled out.

 This plant has been in regular use by millions of people for thousands of years and so far there is no evidence of adverse effects.

Reference:

• 1.Guarana and Gurana Extract:Phytochemicals,Botanical Info and History.

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♣ last edit date:22nd,Oct.2010.