Guarana Berry
Botanical Name: Paullinia Cupana
Common Name: Brazilian cocoa
Parts Used: Crushed seeds
System Effected: Kidney and adrenals
Properties: Stimulant,
nervine, aphrodisiac, febrifuge.
Used For: .
From the tannin it contains it is useful for mild forms of leucorrhoea,
diarrhoea, etc., but its chief use in Europe and America is for headache,
especially if of a rheumatic nature. It is a gentle excitant and
serviceable where the brain is irritated or depressed by mental exertion,
or where there is fatigue or exhaustion from hot weather. Its benefit is
for nervous headache or the distress that accompanies menstruation, or
exhaustion following dissipation. It is not recommended for chronic
headache or in cases where it is not desirable to increase the
temperature, or excite the heart or increase arterial tension. Dysuria
often follows its administration. It is used by the Indians for bowel
complaints, but is not indicated in cases of constipation or blood
pressure.