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Guarana (Paullinia cupana)

Feel energized, alert, and lose weight with Guarana Tincture. This stimulating Brazilian fruit is an appetite suppressant.
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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Guarana is a fruit found in Brazil and South America that promotes weight loss and increases energy. It has a fairly high caffeine content, and can improve memory and alertness. It has also been reported to improve heavy moods with it's bright, awakening effects. It's diuretic and appetite-suppressant effects support healthy weight loss.




A favorite of athletes who require large amounts of energy to train.

Metabolic Nature of Guarana

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating Vata aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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Other

Moves Energy:
Outward

OUTWARD

Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.

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Tissue (dhatu):
Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Affinity:
Weight Loss

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Guarana
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:
Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Nervine

STRONG NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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Energy Vitality:
Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

SEE ALL 'BUILDS-STAMINA' FOODS / HERBS

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Constituents:
Caffeine Methylxanthines

CAFFEINE-METHYLXANTHINES

Methylxanthines are purine alkaloids that have a stimulant and bronchodilating effect.

SEE ALL 'CAFFEINE-METHYLXANTHINES' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Guarana

  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Antidepressant, Nervine, Appetite-suppressant

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Wakes-you-up, Appetite-suppressant

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant

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  • Orange Zest

    Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Apple (raw)

    Apple (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Appetite-suppressant

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  • Stevia

    Stevia has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Nervine

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Appetite-suppressant

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Guarana

  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antidepressant, Builds-stamina

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

    Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag) has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Damiana

    Damiana has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Find a true source of hope

    Find a true source of hope has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Builds-stamina, Nervine

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Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

1 dropper full 2x/day or as directed by your practitioner.
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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Guarana may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Guarana may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Guarana. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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