Raintree's guaco leaf powder (Mikania guaco) 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. Guaco is a significant source of the natural plant chemical, coumarin (as high as 11% in some guaco plants). Coumarin was used to produce the commonly used anticoagulant and blood thinning drug called coumadin.* Besides courmarin, other active plant chemicals in guaco include caffeolylquinic acids, cinnamic acid, glycosides, kaurenoic acids, germacran-olides, stigmasterol, tannins, and resins.* To see pictures of guaco, click here.
For more information about guaco (Mikania guaco), please refer to the Database File for Guaco 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 guaco leaf (Mikania guaco). 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, 3-4 times daily. For more complete instructions, see the Preparation of Herbal Remedies article.
Contraindications: Guaco contains a significant amount of coumarin which is the plant chemical coumadin drugs are derived from. Coumarin/coudamin has an anti-coagulant and blood thinning effect and the use of guaco may demonstrate anticoagulant effects due to the coumarin content. Consult with your physician before taking this plant if you are taking coumadin drugs or if coumadin anticoagulant type drugs are contraindicated for your condition.
Drug Interactions: Will potentiate or enhance the effect of Warfarin® and other coumadin drugs.
Other Observations: In large dosages (three times or more the suggested use above) guaco has been reported to cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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