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Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum Olacoides)

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• The general properties of Muira Puama:
  • OLIVEIRA, Celso H.; et al. Clinical Toxicology Study of an Herbal Medicinal Extract of Paullinia Cupana, Trichilia Catigua, Ptychopetalum Olacoides and Zingiber Officinale (Catuama) in Healthy Volunteers. Phytotherapy Research: An International Journal Devoted to Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Natural Product Derivatives, 2005, 19.1: 54-57. PMID:15798997
• The properties of Muira Puama against stress:
  • DA SILVA, A. L.; et al. Anxiogenic Properties of Ptychopetalum Olacoides Benth. (Marapuama). Phytotherapy Research, 2002, 16.3: 223-226. PMID:12164265
• The properties of Muira Puama as an Aphrodisiac:
  Ptychopetalum Olacoides, known as Marapuama, is regarded as a "nerve tonic" in the Amazon. Traditional uses include states of lassitude with noticeable lack of desire/motivation, and to manage particularly stressful (physical and/or psychological) circumstances.
  • MENDES, Fúlvio R. Tonic, fortifier and aphrodisiac: adaptogens in the Brazilian folk medicine. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2011, 21.4: 754-763.