Steinmetz:Ptychopetalum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Ptychopetalum olacoides

Also known as (or relevant to) Ptychopetalum olacoides Ptychopetalum uncinatum Family Olacaceae English Names Muira-Puama Potency wood Natural Habitat South America (mainly Brazil) Part(s) Used Lignum Muira-Puama

Constituent(s) resin tannin bitter principle Action aphrodisiac tonic nerve-stimulant. In Brazil it is considered one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs. Lignum Muira-Puama was formerly believed to be the product of Liriosma ovata; it is however the product of the above-mentioned trees