Description

Muira puama is a small tree that grows to 5 m high and is native to the Brazilian Amazon and other parts of the Amazon rainforest. The small, white flowers have a pungent fragrance similar to jasmine's. The Ptychopetalum genus is a small one - only two species of small trees grow in tropical South America.

Muira Puama is one of the most active botanicals with a long history of traditional use. It is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, essential oils, antioxidants, and alkaloids. The main alkaloid in muira puama is muirapuamin.

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