Although in the courtyard and the twenty-first century, people often resort to "grandmother's" recipes for many problems that have arisen. Today we will talk about the rather famous tree of Muira Puama. It grows in parts of Brazil.
Everywhere this medicinal plant is known under another name - a potency tree. Despite the name, this plant is useful for women. In addition to the properties of aphrodisiac, the tree helps:
- strengthen nerves;
- increase mental activity;
- cope with some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- It is a good remedy against stress;
- it is an excellent sleeping pill.
All this will be discussed in this article.
General information
As mentioned in the preface, the Muira Puam tree grows in Brazil. Apply it for many purposes. In the people it is customary to call it a tree of potency. In the manufacture of drugs based on the Muira Puama tree, bark and root are used.
What does this tree look like in nature? It looks more like a bush, the height rarely reaches five meters. Around the tree is the incredible aroma that blooming flowers emit. The smell resembles jasmine. Although only bark and roots are used now, there is evidence that previously all of its parts were used.
What is rich in this plant? This may include:
- triterpenic acid esters;
- phytosterols;
- resins;
- bitterness;
- essential oil;
- alkaloid muirapamine.
In the next section, you will learn about all the beneficial properties of the Muira Puam plant. Many believe that he has only one property - an aphrodisiac. However, wood also helps in other areas. Now let's talk about all this in more detail.
Beneficial features
Various sources (oral and written) indicate that the shrub is able to increase the sexual activity of people who take tinctures on it. This tool is very much appreciated by the Indians because of the ability to beneficially affect an erection.
More recently, clinical trials have been conducted, which revealed that the shrub is really not harmful to health and helps to increase sexual activity in patients. Back in 1950, in Brazil, Muira Puama was considered the best remedy for impotence.
In which countries is the bush popular? These include:
- USA;
- Brazil;
- England;
- France;
- Germany;
- Guiana;
- Finland.
Over time, interest in this plant only increases, due to the large number of beneficial properties. These include:
- increased sexual desire;
- charge of energy;
- body toning;
- cell regeneration;
- beneficial effect on the spleen;
- kidneys
- central nervous system;
- retardation of aging;
- help with diarrhea;
- remedy for dysentery;
- effectiveness in inflammatory diseases;
- improving the function of the reproductive system;
- improves adrenal function;
- beneficial effect on the work of the cardiovascular system;
- improvement of the thyroid gland;
- increased mental activity.
All these qualities are useful for both men and women. You can take it at any age and for different purposes. Nature gave us just the necessary cure for almost all diseases.
Medical use
The shrub of muira puama is equally useful for women and men. How is it used in modern medicine? We suggest talking about this in this section.
Many clinical trials have confirmed all the beneficial properties that are listed above. Most often, Muira Puam based products are used as a powerful aphrodisiac. It is used in this capacity in South America, and now popularity has begun to grow in Europe.
It is important to note that scientific studies have proven that the tool is able to strengthen not only the physiological aspect of sexual function, but also the mental one. In addition to enhancing sexual desire, the plant is able to improve sleep, relieve stress and cope with gastrointestinal diseases.
Shrubs bark is often used by women suffering from neurasthenia or during premenstrual syndrome to increase sexual desire.
With regard to improving memory, Muira Puama can beneficially affect both short-term and long-term memory. The experiments were carried out on rats. Injection or oral administration of a certain dose improved the memory of the old rat to the state of young individuals.
Muira puama is a great cure for stress. Conducted experiments on rats proved this. The degree of anxiety subsided as the dosage of the drug increased.
How to use
Some questions regarding the application are still open. Can I take it with food? Scientists will try to answer this question in the near future.
At this stage it is known that 1000 milligrams of extract will be enough for a person. On rats, it has been proven that a dosage of 100 milligrams per kilogram can suppress stress and anxiety.
If you count the dosage per person, you get about the following picture:
Person weight | The number of milligrams of the drug |
70 | Up to 3000 |
90 | Up to 4000 |
115 | Up to 5500 |
Composition
When buying Muira Puama in pharmacies, pay attention to the composition. Like all medicines, it has its contraindications.
Composition:
- poultryman;
- colavelul;
- Hardwickiic (acid);
- pichonolide;
- 20-O-methylptichonal acetal;
- 7-alpha-hydroxysolidagolactone.
Contraindications:
- intolerance to any component;
- pregnancy;
- lactation period;
- hypertension;
- insomnia.
Sexuality Enhancement
As has been said many times, Muir Puam extract is most often used to increase sexual desire. For this purpose, you can apply the product to both men and women.
A special experiment was conducted that proves this fact. Two hundred women took part in it before and after menopause. They took from two to six tablets daily containing the extract of Muir Puam (170 milligrams) and Ginkgo (15 milligrams).
The results of this study showed that 65 percent felt an increase in sexual desire and increased self-esteem. Over 70 percent of women reported improvements in other areas. It is very important to note the following:
- aggravation of sexual sensations was found by approximately 30% of subjects;
- 45% were able to achieve orgasm;
- the intensity of the latter is increased at 40%.
Men also underwent testing, experience revealed the following: more than half of the participants were able to see an improvement in erectile function. This happened after a two-week course of taking Muir Puam extract with a dosage of 15 thousand milligrams.
Interaction
When taking drugs based on Muir Puam, you should be careful with katuama. The katuama extract has the same effect as the shrub we are studying, and its dosage should be no more than 25 μg per kilogram. If the dosage is exceeded, cardiac arrest is possible. This has been proven empirically. The experimental animals were rabbits.
Muira puama: reviews
More than fifty percent of people who used funds based on the bark and roots of this shrub noted a change in their body for the better.