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Gervâo Powder Stachytarpheta jamaicensis1 Pound (16 oz) Buy Now
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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.
Traditional Uses:* for allergies and respiratory conditions (cold, flu, asthma, bronchitis, etc.); for digestive problems (indigestion, acid reflux, ulcers, constipation, dyspepsia, slow digestion); as a general pain-reliever and anti-inflammatory for various internal/external painful inflammatory disorders; to tone, balance, strengthen, protect and detoxify the liver (and as a liver bile stimulant and for chronic liver conditions); for intestinal worms and internal/external parasites
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 $24.00.
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Ingredients: 100% pure gervâo leaf (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis). 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 1/2 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.
RELATED PRODUCTS:
Gervâo can be found as an ingredient in these proprietary Raintree formulas:
Gervâo Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for gervâo.
Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on gervâo can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published third party research on gervâo is shown below:
Anti-Allergy & Bronchodilator Actions:
Hazekamp, A., et al. “Isolation of a bronchodilator flavonoid from the Thai medicinal plant Clerodendrum
petasites.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2001; 78(1): 45–9.
Digestion Stimulating, Antacid & Anti-diarrheal Actions:
Mesia-Vela, S., et al. “Pharmacological study of Stachytarpheta cayennensis Vahl in rodents.” Phytomedicine.
2004; 11(7-8): 616-24.
Vela, S. M., et al. “Inhibition of gastric acid secretion by the aqueous extract and purified extracts of
Stachytarpheta cayennensis.” Planta Med. 1997; 63(1): 36–9.
Almeida, C. E., et al. “Analysis of antidiarrhoeic effect of plants used in popular medicine.” Rev. Saude.
Publica. 1995; 29(6): 428–33.
Pain-Relieving, Antispasmodic & Anti-inflammatory Actions:
Lee, J. H., et al. "The effect of acteoside on histamine release and arachidonic acid release in RBL-2H3 mast cells." Arch. Pharm. Res. 2006 Jun; 29(6): 508-13.
Penido, C., et al. “Anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerogenic properties of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (L.C. Rich)
Vahl.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Mar; 104(1-2): 225-33.
Mesia-Vela, S., et al. “Pharmacological study of Stachytarpheta cayennensis Vahl in rodents.” Phytomedicine.
2004; 11(7-8): 616-24.
Schapoval, E. E., et al. “Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of extracts and isolated compounds
from Stachytarpheta cayennensis.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1998; 60(1): 53–9.
Melita Rodriguez, S., et al. “Pharmacological and chemical evaluation of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
(Verbenaceae).” Rev. Biol. Trop. 1996 Aug; 44(2A): 353-9.
Gil, B., et al. “Effects of flavonoids on Naja Naja and human recombinant synovial phospholipases A2 and
inflammatory responses in mice.” Life Sci. 1994; 54(20): PL333–38.
Feng, P. C., et al. “Pharmacological screening of some West Indian medicinal plants.” J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
1962; 14: 556–61.
Liver Protective & Detoxification Actions:
Park, J. C., et al. “Effects of methanol extract of Cirsium japonicum var. ussuriense and its principle,
hispidulin-7-O-neohesperidoside on hepatic alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and lipid peroxidation in
ethanol-treated rats.” Phytother. Res. 2004; 18(1): 19-24.
Xiong, Q., et al. “Acteoside inhibits apoptosis in D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury.”
Life Sci. 1999; 65(4): 421–30.
Xiong, Q., et al. “Hepatoprotective activity of phenylethanoids from Cistanche deserticola.” Planta Med. 1998;
64(2): 120–25.
Ferrandiz, M. L., et al. “Hispidulin protection against hepatotoxicity induced by bromobenzene in mice.” Life Sci.
1994; 55(8): PL145–50.
Kidney Protective Actions:
Hayashi, K., et al. “Acteoside, a component of Stachys sieboldii MIQ, may be a promising antinephritic agent
(2): Effect of acteoside on leukocyte accumulation in the glomeruli of nephritic rats.” Jpn. J. Pharmacol. 1994
Sep; 66(1): 47-52.
Hayashi, K., et al. “Acetoside, a component of Stachys sieboldii MIQ, may be a promising antinephritic agent:
effect of acteoside on crescentic-type anti-GBM nephritis in rats.” Jpn. J. Pharmacol. 1994 Jun; 65(2): 143-51.
Cellular Protective & Antioxidant Actions:
Koo, K. A., et al. "Acteoside and its aglycones protect primary cultures of rat cortical cells from glutamate-induced excitotoxicity." Life Sci. 2006 Jul 10;79(7):709-16.
Lee, K. Y., et al. "Acteoside of Callicarpa dichotoma attenuates scopolamine-induced memory impairments." Biol. Pharm. Bull. 2006; 29(1): 71-4.
Lin, L. C., et al. "The inhibitory effect of phenylpropanoid glycosides and iridoid glucosides on free radical production and beta2 integrin expression in human leucocytes." J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 2006; 58(1): 129-35.
Galvez, M., et al. "Antioxidant activity of Plantago bellardii All." Phytother. Res. 2005; 19(12): 1074-6.
Dabaghi-Barbosa, P., et al. “Hispidulin: antioxidant properties and effect on mitochondrial energy metabolism.”
Free Radic. Res. 2005; 39(12): 1305-15.
Qiusheng, Z., et al. “Effects of verbascoside and luteolin on oxidative damage in brain of heroin treated mice.”
Pharmazie. 2005; 60(7): 539-43.
Zhao, C., et al. "In vitro" protection of DNA from Fenton reaction by plant polyphenol verbascoside.”
Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2005 May 25; 1723(1-3): 114-23.
Alvarez, E., et al. “Inhibitory effects of leaf extracts of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae) on the
respiratory burst of rat macrophages.” Phytother. Res. 2004; 18(6): 457-62.
Liu, M.J.,et al.“The effects of verbascoside on plasma lipid peroxidation level and erythrocyte membrane fluidity
during immobilization in rabbits: a time course study.” Life Sci. 2003 Jul; 73(7): 883-92.
Sheng, G. Q., et al. “Protective effect of verbascoside on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced
neurotoxicity in PC12 cells.” Eur. J. Pharmacol. 2002; 451(2): 119–24.
Daels-Rakotoarison, D. A., et al. “Neurosedative and antioxidant activities of phenylpropanoids from Ballota
nigra.” Arzneimittelforschung. 2000; 50(1): 16-23.
Sanz, M. J., et al. “Influence of a series of natural flavonoids on free radical generating systems and oxidative
stress.” Xenobiotica. 1994; 24(7): 689-99.
Antimicrobial Actions:
Rigano, D., et al. "Antibacterial activity of flavonoids and phenylpropanoids from Marrubium globosum ssp. libanoticum." Phytother. Res. 2006 Dec 21;
Bermejo, P., et al. “Antiviral activity of seven iridoids, three saikosaponins and one phenylpropanoid glycoside extracted from Bupleurum rigidum and Scrophularia scorodonia.” Planta Med. 2002; 68(2): 106–10.
Didry, N., et al. “Isolation and antibacterial activity of phenylpropanoid derivatives from Ballota nigra.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1999; 67(2): 197–202.
Chariandy, C. M., et al. “Screening of medicinal plants from Trinidad and Tobago for antimicrobial and insecticidal properties.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1999; 64(3): 265-70.
Cardiotonic Actions:
Zhou, J., et al. “Ventricular remodeling by scutellarein treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats.” Chin. Med. J. (Engl.). 2002; 115(3): 375–77.
Pennacchio, M., et al. “Mechanism of action of verbascoside on the isolated rat heart: increases in level of prostacyclin.” Phytother. Res. 1999; 13(3): 254–55.
Anti-Estrogen Actions:
Papoutsi, Z., et al. "Acteoside and martynoside exhibit estrogenic/antiestrogenic properties." J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2006; 98(1): 63-71.
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