Clavo Huasca
Maytenus macrocarpa (Celastracae)
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| A stunning jungle vine that clambers high into the forest canopy. Large sections of the vine have a distinctive markings with the mild fragrance of clove, hence the name “Clavo Huasca, or clove vine.” It is far and wide one of the more famous botanical vines in the upper Amazon often being cultivated near village huts. Destined to become well-known in North America someday because of its excellent antipyretic compounds and the mischevious reputation often employed in women’s love potions. It is often refered to as “rompe Calozones” or “ break your underwear.” Sections of the vine bear a distinctive maltese cross when severed from the mother plants. It regrows readily in the humid tropics. The bark of this great vine is highly regarded in the Amazon region as a remedy for impotence, weak erections, and as an aphrodisiac for men and women. It is relied on for its analgesic properties in fevers, aches and arthritis. It is also used as a stomach and digestive aid. |
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 1oz. Liquid Extract Clavo Huasca: $9.95
1lb. Bulk Herb Clavo Huasca: $19.95
Suggested Use: Liquids: Use 15-20 drops mixed with water two to three times daily or as recommended by a practitioner.
Cautions: Unknown. Use under care/advice of a medical practitioner. Not intended for long term therapy.
Contraindications: Unknown.
Ingredients: Extracted in distilled water and 40% organic grain alcohol.
More About Clavo Huasca:
1. Phenylpropanoid glycosides from Tynanthus panurensis: characterization and LC-MS quantitative analysis.
Plaza A, Montoro P, Benavides A, Pizza C, Piacente S.
J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Apr 20;53(8):2853-8.
A phytochemical analysis of the methanol extract of Tynanthus panurensis bark led to the isolation of one new phenylpropanoid glycoside, eugenol-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->5)-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside], the known verbascoside, isoverbascoside, and leucosceptoside, along with the known flavonoid apigenin 8-C-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside], namely, katchimoside. Their structures were established by NMR and ESIMS experiments. Additionally, a quantitative study of the phenylpropanoid glycosides fraction of T. panurensis bark and of the hydroalcoholic extract prepared according to the traditional recipe was performed by combining high-performance liquid chromatography diode array detection with positive electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The new eugenol derivate was found to be the most abundant phenylpropanoid glycoside in both dried bark (19.5 mg/g) and hydroalcoholic extract (0.24 mg/mL). The antioxidant activity of all the isolated compounds and of the methanol and hydroalcoholic extract of the bark was determined by measuring the free radical scavenging effects using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity method. The traditional hydroalcoholic extract showed a moderate activity.
PMID: 15826030 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
2. The search for natural bioactive compounds through a multidisciplinary approach in Bolivia. Part II. Antimalarial activity of some plants used by Mosetene indians.
Munoz V, Sauvain M, Bourdy G, Callapa J, Rojas I, Vargas L, Tae A, Deharo E.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2000 Feb;69(2):139-55.
Forty-six different species collected in the Mosetene ethnia, dwelling in the Andean Piedmont of Bolivia, were screened for antimalarial properties. Thirty-three extracts were screened for antimalarial activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant strain (Indo), and forty-seven extracts were evaluated in vivo on the rodent malaria P. vinckei petteri 279BY. Only two plants are specifically used in combination by the Mosetene against malaria attack (Hymenachne donacifolia and Tesseria integrifolia), but they did not display any activity in vivo at 1000 mg/kg. The in vivo most active extracts were Swietenia macrophylla bark, Trema micrantha bark and Triplaris americana bark, not all of them were used for antimalarial purposes by the Mosetene. The following extracts were moderately active: Jacaratia digitata inner bark and Momordica charantia aerial part (both traditionally used as febrifuge), Kalanchoe pinnate aerial part (used in inflammatory processes), Lunania parviflora twigs and leaves, Phyllanthus acuminatus (used as piscicide), Tynanthus schumannianus fruit (used against diarrhoea), Triumfetta semitrilobata (used as febrifuge, to alleviate kidney and gynecological pain) and finally Solanum mammosum fruit (used against scabies). We present here the results of this screening, emphazing on the in vivo antimalarial activity of the selected plants. The antimalarial in vivo activity of the selected species, in relation with their traditional Mosetene use is then discussed.
PMID: 10687870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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