Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure ayapana leaf powder - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. This plant has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's ayapana has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers).

Traditional Uses:* as a stomachic for digestive problems (nausea, vomiting, stomachaches); for coughs, sore throat, colds, and bronchitis; for ulcers (mouth, skin, gastric); for cuts, scrapes and wounds; for tumors

Ingredients: 100% pure ayapana leaves (Ayapana triplinervis). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. This is a wild harvested plant—grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as an infusion (tea): Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Pour boiling water over herb in cup and allow to steep 10 minutes. Strain tea (or allow settled powder to remain in the bottom of cup) and drink warm. It is traditionally taken in 1 cup dosages, twice daily.

Contraindications:

Ayapana leaves contain naturally occurring coumarins. Coumarin has an anti-coagulant and blood thinning effect and is a precursor to coumadin drugs. Consult with your physician before taking this plant if you are taking coumadin drugs or if coumadin anticoagulant type drugs are contraindicated for your condition.

Drug Interactions: Ayapana may enhance or increase the effect of blood-thinning medications.

Retail Price 24.00