Brazilian Guarana (22% Caffeine)

History:

Brazilian Guarana is a shrubby, climbing vine that is native to South America, with compound leaves, yellow-flowered panicles, and pear-shaped fruit, filled with seeds like a small horse chestnut. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil in the partial shade of the rainforest in a minimum of sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit. Its botanical genus, Paullinia, is derived from the name, Paullini, a European medical botanist, who died in 1712, but it was actually thought to be discovered by the ancient Incas, who used it centuries before the Europeans set foot in the New World, as an energy and stamina booster. The Maues and Murdurow Indians have been known to travel through jungles and across mountains for miles at a steady pace with a stick of Guarana as their only sustenance. Guarana is made by the Guaranis, a tribe of South American Indians, in a long and complicated process. The seeds are shelled, washed, roasted, and pounded into a fine powder that is mixed with water to make dough. It is then rolled and sun-dried (or over a slow fire) until it hardens and is cut into eight-inch cylindrical pieces. The result is a bitter, chocolate-flavored substance (without chocolate's oiliness) that is used in refreshing teas or as a tasty, coffee-like drink that is used for energy and cerebral support. Supposedly, Guarana was used by Japanese soldiers during World War II for stamina, alertness and courage and is also said to be the richest source of caffeine worldwide that is well-known for its stimulating effects, due to that high caffeine content. Brazilian miners drink it constantly, claiming that it is healthy and refreshing, and it is even considered a favorite national diet drink. Guarana is rapidly becoming commercially popular in North America in foods, supplements,  tonic drinks, chewing gum, soft drinks, candy and liqueurs. Some of the constituents in Guarana include adenine, caffeine, D-catechin, saponin, tannins, theobromine, theophylline, starch and a fixed oil and a crystallizable principle in the seeds called guaranine.

Recommended Dosage:
Take one (1) to two (2) capsules, one (1) time each day with water at an early to midday mealtime.

Contraindications:
Pregnant and nursing women and people with high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease should not use Guarana Herbal Supplement. It is not recommended in large amounts (many times the recommended dosage) because of its high guaranine/caffeine content, as it may cause sleeplessness and other possible health risks associated with caffeine. Do not take Guarana if you are taking the following medicines used for manic depression: lithium (Eskalith®, Lithane®, Lithotabs®) or mental illness (Clozapine).

Capsule Information:
Our Brazilian Guarana (22% Caffeine) supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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