Paullinia cupana Guarana

Paullinia cupana is a climbing plant native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Paullinia cupana is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee berry. Each Paullinia cupana fruit contains about one seed, which contains approximately three times as much caffeine as coffee beans.

Paullinia cupana roasted seed extracts have been used as medicinal beverages since pre-Colombian times, due to their reputation as stimulants, aphrodisiacs, tonics, as well as protectors of the gastrointestinal tract. Paullinia cupana plants are commercially cultivated exclusively in Brazil to supply the national carbonated soft-drink industry and natural product stores around the world.

Paullinia cupana contains tannins, theobromine, theophylline, (+)-catechin and caffeine.

In rodents, extracts of Paullinia cupana have antidepressant effects after long term use.

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