CATUABA (Trichillia catigua)

Family: ERYTHROXYLACEAE
Species: catigua
Common Names: catuaba, chuchuhuasha, tatuaba, pau de reposta, caramuru, piratancara
Parts Used: bark
Medicinal Properties: antibacterial, antiviral, aphrodisiac, central nervous system stimulant, tonic

Catuaba is a medium-sized growing tree producing yellow and orange flowers with small dark yellow oval shaped inedible fruit. It grows in the northern part of Brazil, the Amazon Para, Pernambuco, Bahia, Maranhao and Alagoas. Catuaba belongs to the family Erythroxylaceae whose principal genus, Erythroxylon, contains several species and varieties that are the source of cocaine. Catuaba however does contain none of the active cocaine alkaloids.

In Brazilian herbal medicine Catuaba is considered a central nervous system stimulant with aphrodisiac properties; used for sexual impotency, agitation, nervousness, neurasthenia, poor memory or forgetfulness, and sexual weakness.

European herbal medicine Catuaba is considered an aphrodisiac and brain nerve stimulant. A bark tea is used for sexual weakness, impotence, nervous debility, and exhaustion. Herbalists and health practitioners in the United States use Catuaba much in the same way beneficial to both men and women as an aphrodisiac.

The constituents found in Catuaba include alkaloids, tannins, aromatic oils and fatty resins, phytosterols, cyclolignans; know by Brazilian scientists as ioimbina. Clinical studies on Catuaba have found very interesting results involving its antibacterial and antiviral properties. The study found that catuaba’s anti HIV activity was shown to be induced, at least in part, via the inhibition of HIV absorption to the cells and suggested that Catuaba extract has potential against opportunistic infections in HIV patients.

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