Guarana Power ®

Guarana is the fruit of the Paullinia cupana, a climbing plant native to the Amazon basin, whose name derives from the word “guara-ná”, which in the tupí–guaraní language means “fruit like the eyes of the people”, due to its appearance.

Guarana is a powerful energiser that acts as a central nervous system stimulant, due to its natural caffeine content, which induces the release of adrenaline. Caffeine acts by binding to the brain’s adenosine receptors, where it exerts a peripheral vasodilatory and vasoconstrictive action, increasing wakefulness and the ability to engage in physical exertion, known as ergogenic effects.

The properties of guarana go beyond improving physical fitness. It also acts as an antioxidant², improving memory retention¹ and the overall health of blood vessels³. Recent pharmacological studies also demonstrate a hypoglycemic⁴ activity that offers benefits in slimming programmes, due to its lipolysis-increasing action, that is, the conversion of the body’s lipid reserves into energy.

Our guarana seed extract has a standardised natural caffeine content, i.e. caffeine naturally occurring in guarana, avoiding the need to add synthetic caffeine and guaranteeing a minimum content of 12% natural caffeine sourced from guarana.

Main properties of the product:

• Central nervous system stimulant, recommended for physical and mental stress¹.

• Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, reducing cellular damage caused by free radicals².
• Anti-platelet effects, due to its inhibition of thromboxane synthesis, improving blood vessel health³.
• Slimming aid and diuretic due to theophylline, an adenosine receptor that increases lipolysis⁴.

Studies:

1. Guarana: toxic behavioral effects in laboratory animals and antioxidant activity in vitro. Mattei et Al. J. Ethnopharmacol, 1998

2. Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of ethanol extract from Paullinia cupana Mart. Adriana Basile et Al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2006

3. Studies on the Nature of Anti-Platelet Aggregatory Factors in the Seeds of the Amazonian Herb Guarana (Paullinia cupana). Verlag Hans Huber. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 2008

4. An herbal supplement containing MA Huang-Guaraná for weight loss: a randomized, double-bind trial. Boozer et Al. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord., 2001.