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Chá de Bugre Powder Cordia salicifolia1 Pound (16 oz) Buy Now
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Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure chá de bugre whole herb powder (Cordia salicifolia) - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Chá de bugre products are highly commercialized as a weight loss aid in Brazil where tea bags, fluid extracts and tinctures of chá de bugre are commonly seen in pharmacies, stores, and even in the beach-front eateries and refreshment stands along Rio de Janeiro's beaches (where bikinis rule!).* Despite the popularity of chá de bugre in Brazil very little has been done to analyze the phytochemicals in the plant. At present it is known to contain caffeine, potassium, allantoin and allantoic acid. The red fruits or berries of chá de bugre (resembling a coffee bean) contain caffeine. This plant has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's chá de bugre has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers).
Traditional Uses:* for weight loss (as a appetite suppressant); as a mild diuretic; for cellulite; to tone, balance, and strengthen heart function; for herpes simplex
For more information about chá de bugre (Cordia salicifolia), please refer to the Database File for Chá de Bugre in the Tropical Plant Database. For general information on Raintree's available bulk plants and sustainable harvesting practices, please refer to Main Page for Bulk Plants.
This bulk one pound package retails for $28.00.
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Ingredients: 100% pure chá de bugre (Cordia salicifolia) whole herb. No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. It is a wild harvested product—grown naturally in the Brazilian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.
Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as an infusion (tea). Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Pour boiling water over herb in cup and allow to steep 10 minutes. Strain tea (or allow settled powder to remain in the bottom of cup) and drink warm. It is traditionally taken in 1 cup amounts, ½ to 1 hour before meals. For more complete instructions on preparing herbal infusions see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
RELATED PRODUCTS:
None.
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on chá de bugre can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published research on chá de bugre is shown below:
Wound Healing Actions:
Saito, M. L., et al. “Morfodiagnose e identificacao cromatografica em camada delgada de chá de bugre - Cordia ecalyculata Vell." Rev. Bras. Farm. 1986; 67: 1-16.
Antimicrobial & Cytotoxic Actions:
da Silva, C., et al. "Evaluation of the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of crude extracts of Cordia ecalyculata and Echinodorus grandiflorus." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Oct 27
Menghini, L., et al. "Phytochemical investigation on leaf extract of Cordia salicifolia Cham." J. Med. Food. 2008 Mar; 11(1): 193-4.
Hayashi, K., et al. “Antiviral activity of an extract of Cordia salicifolia on herpes simplex virus type 1.” Planta Med. 1990; 56(5): 439-43.
Arisawa, M., et al. “Cell growth inhibition of KB cells by plant extracts.” Natural Medicines 1994; 48(4): 338-347.
Cardiotonic Actions:
Matsunaga, K., et al. “Excitatory and inhibitory effects of Paraguayan medicinal plants Equisetum giganteum, Acanthpspermum australe, Allophylus edlis and Cordia salicifolia on contraction of rabbit aorta and giunea-pig left atrium.” Natural Medicines 1997; 51: 478-481.
Chelating Actions:
Frydman, J., et al. "Assessment of effects of a Cordia salicifolia extract on the radiolabeling of blood constituents and on the morphology of red blood cells." J. Med. Food. 2008 Dec; 11(4): 767-72.
Chemicals Identified:
de Carvalho, P., et al. "Determination of six pesticides in the medicinal herb Cordia salicifolia by matrix solid-phase dispersion and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry." J. AOAC Int. 2009 Jul-Aug; 92(4): 1184-9.
de Carvalho, P., et al. "Two-dimensional coordination polymer matrix for solid-phase extraction of pesticide residues from plant Cordia salicifolia." J. Sep. Sci. 2009 Jun; 32(12): 2132-8.
Menghini, L., et al. "Phytochemical investigation on leaf extract of Cordia salicifolia Cham." J. Med. Food. 2008 Mar; 11(1): 193-4.
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