Purchase a one pound package of Raintree Nutrition's gervâo leaf powder (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) which has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. It has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Brazilian Amazon and it is rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Gervâo contains flavonoids, terpenes, phenols, and steroids. Several of these plant chemicals (including verbascoside or acetoside, scutellarein, and hispidulin ) have been documented with biological activities that may help explain the plant's indigenous uses.* To see photographs of gervâo, click here.
For more information gervâo (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis), please refer to the Database File for Gervâo 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 gervâo leaf (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis). No binders, fillers or additives are used. 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 1/2 cup amounts, twice daily. For more complete instructions on preparing herbal infusions, see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.
Contraindications:
- Not to be used during pregnancy or while breast feeding.
- Gervâo has lowered blood pressure in animal studies. Those with low blood pressure should use with caution.
Drug Interactions: None reported, however gervâo might enhance the effect of blood pressure medications.
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Gervâo Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for gervâo.
