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Chuchuhuasi: What is it? | Quick Points | Benefits & Uses | Contraindictions | Traditional Usage | Taxonomy, Common Names | Biochemistry | Dosage, Preparation, Storage

Intro: What is Chuchuhuasi?

Benefits & Uses of Chuchuhuasi:

Principal effects of chuchuhuasi include libido enhancement, adrenal support, and fortification of the immune system.

Among the known benefits and uses are:

- Chewing Chuchuhuasi bark is considered to be an effective treatment for diarrhea, arthritis, menstrual irregularities, and upset stomach.

- It is also used as a muscle relaxant, effectively breaking up and dispersing lactic actid. It enhances virility. The bark is extremely bitter which is why it is usually taken as an alcoholic decoction, often mixed with bee honey.

- The herb shows revitalising and antioxidant activities as well as it enhancing the immunological system. Its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties are taken advantage of in relieving rheumatic conditions.

- Chuchuhuasi also helps fight pain due to its analgesic properties. It is an anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, and valuable in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, MS and alcoholism.

- Chuchuhuasi helps to rejuvenate the system and revitalise the nervous tissue.

- Chuchuhuasi is used as an adjuvant in chronic diseases of the nervous system, such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.

Contraindictions:
Hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the preparation, pregnancy and lactation period.

Traditional Usage:

In Colombia:
The Siona Indians boil (5 cm) of Chuchuhuasi bark in two liters of water until the decoction reduces to half. This extraction is regarded as a stimulant and aphrodisiac.

In the lowland rain forest of eastern Ecuador:
The Quijos Quichua Indians use a decoction of chuchuhuasi for rheumatism, aching muscles, menstrual aches, stomach aches, and general aching.

In Amazonia:
The inhabitants use chuchuhuasi as a stimulant. For the therapeutic purposes affecting the functioning of the nervous system are used root and bark that have been discovered to contain the valuable, pharmacologically active substances.

In Perú:
Chuchuhuasi is prepared by macerating root bark and letting it steep for eight days in aguardiente (sugar cane liquor). The resulting infusion is reputed to be an aphrodisiac.

Taxonomy, Common Names:

Biochemistry:

Principal active biochemicals of chuchuhuasi are sesquiterpenes, nocotinyl, triterpenes, maytensine, and alkaloids.

Dosage, Preparation, Storage:

Dosage:
Traditional guidelines for use of chuchuhuasi require it to be taken before breakfast for at least a month to be effective. Drink 250 ml 3 times a day between meals. Do not exceed the prescribed dosage. The preparation cannot substitute a balanced and varied diet.

Instructions for use:
(Use as a dietary supplement.) Boil 1 tablespoon of ground chuchuhuasi in 1 litre of water for 20 minutes. Strain and chill overnight.

Storage:
Store chuchuhuasi in a dark and dry place at room temperature. Keep out of the reach of children.

Chuchuhuasi
Quick Points

- The bark, root, and leaves of the chuchuhuasi tree are a famous ethnomedicine in western Amazonia.

- Principal effects include libido enhancement, adrenal support, and fortification of the immune system.

- In the Amazon jungle, chuchuhuasi is used as a stimulant.