CATUABA
It is an extract from the bark of several trees native to Brazil. The most commonly used barks comes from the trees of Trichilia Catigua and Erythroxylum acciniifolium.
Trichilia Catigua benefits:-----
The Amazon forest is home to countless medicinal herbs and plants and is the home of the relatively small but fast growing Trichilia Catigua tree known mainly for its aphrodisiac abilities. The tree itself produces yellow flowers and an inedible fruit but it is the bark which is harvested for its medicinal properties and made into supplements.
Trichilia Catigua or Anemopaegma mirandum comes from a tree known scientifically as Erythroxylum Vacciniifolium which belongs to a larger family of trees. There is quite a bit of confusion regarding the actual tree species harvested for use and products from both the small Trichilia Catigua and big Erythroxylum Vaccinifolium trees are used for the same purpose and marketed interchangeably. The bark from the Crichilia Catigua tree.
TRADITIONAL USE OF TRICHILIA CATIGUA.
By far and away the main historical use of Erythroxylum Vaccinifolium is as an aphrodisiac. Its purported aphrodisiac quality was first discovered by Brazils Tupi Indians several centuries ago. By all accounts, they were so impressed with its sexual abilities that they composed numerous songs of thanks in praise of its incredible libido enhancing quality and its ability to treat erectile dysfunction.
Benefits and Traditional Uses :-------
- Anti-inflammatory conditions (such as arthritis)
- Aphrodisiac/ increase sex drive / increase libido
- Bacterial infection
- body stimulant
- Cancer of the skin
- Central nervous system stimulant / nerve tonic
- Depression
- Enhance memory/Alzheimer's disease Enhance memory
- Erectile dysfunction/impotence
- Fatigue
- High blood pressure.
- Memory loss
- Anxiety / nervousness
- HIV infection
- Stress
- Parkinson's disease (PD)