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Guarana
Paullinia cupana
Guarana · Guaraná · cierniopląt guarana · cupana · guarana · guaranazeiro · guaraná · paulínia nápojová · ガラナ · 瓜拉纳 · 瓜那納 · 醒神藤
At a glance
Origin / distribution: English, Mexico, South America, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Amazon
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Coffee, Diarrhea, Intoxicant
Science studied: ADENINE, ASH, D-CATECHIN, CATECHUTANNIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Sapindaceae
Scientific name: Paullinia cupana
Common names: Guarana, Guaraná, cierniopląt guarana, cupana, guarana, guaranazeiro, guaraná, paulínia nápojová, ガラナ, 瓜拉纳, 瓜那納, 醒神藤
History
The source record documents this plant in English, Mexico, South America, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Amazon and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Coffee
- Diarrhea
- Intoxicant
- Nervine
- Neuralgia
- Stimulant
- Tonic
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- Migraine
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- English
- Mexico
- South America
- Dutch
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Amazon
- Italian
- BR
- CO
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Coffee
- Diarrhea
- Intoxicant
- Nervine
- Neuralgia
- Stimulant
- Tonic
- Migraine
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ADENINE
- ASH
- D-CATECHIN
- CATECHUTANNIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- GUANINE
- GUARANINE
- MUCILAGE
- RESIN
- SAPONINS
- TIMBONINE
- HYPOXANTHINE
- STARCH
- FAT
- PROTEIN
- TANNIN
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- CAFFEINE
- THEOBROMINE
- THEOPHYLLINE
- XANTHINE
- CATECHOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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