Used to improve psychological and physical aspects of libido and sexual function, menstrual cramps and PMS, neurasthenia, to tonify the nervous system and for treating cases of mild exhaustion. Also thought to help with gastrointestinal and reproductive disorders, stress and trauma. It is known in some circles as "the Viagra of the Amazon" and in fact, many people now consider it the new Yohimbe but with considerably less potential side effects.
Muira Puama Botanical Name Ptychopetalum olacoides
Main Actions
· increase libido
· promotes sexual function
· calms nerves
· relieves depression
· enhances memory
· protects brain cells
· male pattern baldness
Other Actions
· is a male tonic
· relieves pain
· reduces fatigue
· lowers blood pressure
· prevents ulcers
Dose 5ml of Tincture twice daily
There are no known Contra-indication or Herb-drug interactions. Description: Muira puama has long been valued as an aphrodisiac and a tonic for the nervous system. It is known to be soothing and helpful for nervous exhaustion, stress, and trauma, and helps alleviate symptoms of depression. It is also used in formulations designed to treat male pattern baldness.
Clinical studies of muira puama in France have found that using the herb as a sole treatment restores sex drive and erectile function in 51 to 62 percent of cases. From the preliminary information, it appears that it works by enhancing both psychological and physical aspects of sexual function. The cholinergic hypothesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) has provided the rationale for the current pharmacotherapy of this disease, in an attempt to downgrade the cognitive decline caused by cholinergic deficits. Nevertheless, the search for potent and long-acting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors that exert minimal side effects to AD patients is still an ongoing effort. Amazonian communities use traditional remedies prepared with Ptychopetalum olacoides (PO, Olacaceae) roots for treating various central nervous system conditions, including those associated with aging. The fact that PO ethanol extract (POEE) has been found to facilitate memory retrieval in the step down procedure in young and aged mice prompt us to evaluate its effects on AChE activity in memory relevant brain areas. POEE significantly inhibited AChE activity in vitro in a dose- and time-dependent manner in rat frontal cortex, hippocampus and striatum; a significant inhibition was also found in these same brain areas of aged (14 months) mice after acute administration of POEE (100 mg/kg ip). We propose that such AChE inhibitory activity is a neurochemical correlate of a number of therapeutic properties traditionally claimed for P. olacoides, particularly those associated with cognition.



Tinctures
Our alcohol tinctures contain the active ingredients of pure herbs, extracted in an alcohol/water solution. Alcohol is the most popular extractant for use with herb and helps give extracts a long shelf-life. The amount of alcohol taken with each dose is very small and can be reduced further by adding the drops to boiling water.