Steinmetz:Ptychopetalum

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Ptychopetalum olacoides

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Olacaceae
English Names
  • Muira-Puama
  • Potency wood
Natural Habitat
  • South America (mainly Brazil)
Part(s) Used
  • Lignum Muira-Puama
Constituent(s)
  • resin
  • tannin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • aphrodisiac
  • tonic
  • nerve-stimulant. In Brazil it is considered one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs. Lignum Muira-Puama was formerly believed to be the product of Liriosma ovata; it is however the product of the above-mentioned trees
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