GUARANA powder 50g - energy, metabolism, memory improvement

GUARANA powder 50g - energy, metabolism, memory improvement

Guarana (Paullinia cupana), Guarana seeds

Guarana is a Brazilian plant native to the Amazon basin. Also known as Paullinia cupana, it is a climbing plant admired for its fruit. A ripe guarana fruit is about the size of a coffee bean. It resembles the human eye . Guarana extract is made by processing the seeds into a powder. Amazonian tribes have used guarana for centuries for its medicinal properties . It contains an impressive array of stimulants , including caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine. Guarana also has antioxidants, including tannins, saponins, and catechins .

Guarana can offer you excellent support for both its tonic/energizing and antioxidant properties. Regular consumption, without exceeding, of these plants can be considered a successful strategy for better dealing with problems such as mental fatigue caused by stress.


Key Properties: stimulant, rejuvenating, antioxidant, anti-aging.

Uses: a stimulating drink instead of coffee, it offers mental clarity, physical well-being, reduces appetite and is considered to promote weight and fat loss.

What can be the benefits of consuming Guarana?

• Rich in antioxidants
• It can reduce fatigue and improve focus
• Aids learning ability
• Enhances weight loss
• It can relieve chronic diarrhea and treat constipation.
• Boosts heart health
• Provides pain relief
• Improves the appearance of the skin
• May have anticancer properties
• It has antibacterial properties
• May protect against age-related eye disorders

How is it used:
as an infusion or decoction: add half a teaspoon (1-2 g) of crushed dried fruit and simmer in a cup of boiling water for 5-10 minutes.

Alternatively, we use the grated fruit in powder form, in our breakfast, in a drink, or dissolve it in juice or water.
Although guarana does not have a recommended dosage, most human-based research has found that doses as low as 50-75 mg can provide the health benefits associated with guarana.

Special precautions:
Avoid (or minimize the dose) by people with heart problems, peptic ulcer, anxiety disorders and kidney damage, as well as during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
It contains guaranine, a type of caffeine that has a comparatively milder effect and is absorbed more slowly by the body.

Indicative bibliography

• Habitual Intake of Guaraná and Metabolic Morbidities: An Epidemiological Study of an Elderly Amazonian Population
• Improved cognitive performance and mental fatigue following a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement with added guaraná (Paullinia cupan a)
• A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-dose evaluation of the acute behavioral effects of guaraná in humans
• Modulatory Effects of Guarana (Paullinia cupana) on Adipogenesis
• Studies on the nature of anti-platelet aggregative factors in the seeds of the Amazonian Herb Guarana (Paullinia cupana)
• Dermal penetration of creatine from a face-care formulation containing creatine, guarana and glycerol is linked to effective antiwrinkle and antisagging efficacy in male subjects
• Paullinia cupana Mart var. sorbilis, guaraná, reduces cell proliferation and increases apoptosis of B16/F10 melanoma lung metastases in mice