Caigua Fruit Powder - Cyclanthera pedata in bulk Caigua Powder

Cyclanthera pedata

1 Pound (16 oz)

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Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure caigua fruit powder - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. This fruit has been juiced and then dried and the resulting powder is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's caigua fruit has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers).

Traditional Uses:* for high cholesterol; for hypertension and circulatory problems; for diabetes; for gastrointestinal problems; as a topical analgesic

For more information about caigua please refer to the Database File for Caigua in the Tropical Plant Database. To see pictures of caigua, click here. 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 $30.00.

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Ingredients: 100% pure caigua fruit powder (Cyclanthera pedata). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. This is a wild harvested plant—grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This natural fruit juice powder can simply be stirred into juice or water, added to smoothies or other drinks, prepared into tea (an infusion), or stuffed into capsules. The suggested use is 1 teaspoon 2-3 times daily. For more complete instrutions on preparing herbal infusions see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.

Contraindications: None known.

Drug Interactions: None known.


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Third-Party Published Research*

This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research. All available third-party research on caigua can be found at PubMed. A partial listing of the published research on caigua is shown below:

Cholesterol-Lowering Actions:
Anon. "Curso Las Plantas Medicinales Y La Salud Humana Fito 2005 - Lima." Instituto de Fitoterapia Americano. 22-29 of October, 2005. Lima Peru.
Gonez, C., et al. "Efectos de la Caigua (Cyclantera pedata) sobre el perfil lipídico en adultos." Instituto de Investigación de Altura. UPCH. Rev. Per. Endocr. Metab. 1997; (3): 30 – 35.
Quiñones, Motta R., "Efecto Hipocolesterolemico de Cyclantera pedata (Caigua). Trabajo para optar Titulo Qui. Far. UNMSM. 1993. page. 260.
Gavez, Meija., et al. "Efectos terapéuticos de Cyclanthera pedata ("caigua") deshidratada a dosis bajas y unitomas en pacientes hiperlipidémicos." Segundo Simposium Internacional de Plantas Medicinales y Fitoterapia, 05-08 of August, 2004, page. 23
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in postmenopausal women: short-course effect of caigua. Menopause. 1995; 2(4): 225-234.

Chemicals Identified:
Kowalska, J., et al. "Isolation and primary structures of seven serine proteinase inhibitors from Cyclanthera pedata seeds." Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2006; 1760(7):1054-63.
Montoro, P., et al. "Flavonoids from the leaves of Cyclanthera pedata: two new malonyl derivatives." Phytochem. Anal. 2005 May-Jun; 16(3): 210-6.
Carbone, V., et al. "Analysis of flavonoids from Cyclanthera pedata fruits by liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry." J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 2004; 34(2): 295-304.
Montoro, P., et al. "Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata fruits: isolation and structure elucidation of new flavonoid glycosides and their antioxidant activity." J. Agric. Food Chem. 2001; 49(11): 5156-60.
De Tommasi, N., et al. "Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata fruits: isolation and structure elucidation of new triterpenoid saponins. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1999; 47(11): 4512-9.
De Tommasi, N., et al. Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata (caigua) seeds: isolation and characterization of six new Cucurbitacin glycosides." J. Agr. Food Chem. 1996; 44(8): 2020-2025.

* The statements contained herein have not been evaluated
by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is
not intended to treat, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease.
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