Muira Puama - Root Bark 50g

Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides)

Muira Puama, better known in medicine as Ptychopetalum olacoides, is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae, native to the Amazon rainforest. The plant’s indigenous names include marapuama, muirapuama, and mirantã, which roughly translate to “potency wood.” The species are shrubs or small trees that grow to about 4.3 m tall. The root is very tough and fibrous, light brown on the inside with thin bark and broad wood; it has a faint odor and tastes somewhat salty and pungent.

Use

The most common way to consume it is to prepare it as tea. Boil 1 to 2 heaping tablespoons of chopped herb in half a liter of water for 15 minutes to make 2 cups of tea.