Botanical name: Phyllantus niruri
Common name: Chanca piedra, stone-breaker
Source: Phyllanthus niruri is a small annual herb that grows in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. In the process the entire dried plant is used. It is sustainable collected and managed by local communities.
TRADITIONAL USE
Chanca Piedra is used to treat edema and excess uric acid, as well as to treat stones of the gall bladder, kidney, and bladder. Also is used for in...
Product
Product Code
Characteristic
Source and location
Traditional use*
ACHIOTE
Bixa orellana
ACLX10
ACLX4
Spray-dried extract 10:1, 4:1
Dried leaves
Peruvian Amazon rainforest
Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic. Specially indicated in prostate and urogenital ailments.
CAMU CAMU
Myrciaria dubia
CCFX8
Spray-dried extract 8:1
Fresh fruits
Peruvian lowland Amazon river tributaries
High vitamin C content (L-Ascorbic acid).
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Botanical name: Zea mays
Common name: Purple Corn – Maiz morado
Source: Dried cobs of purple variety of Zea mays, a native crop grown in the Peruvian Andes at 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level.
TRADITIONAL USE
Native to Peru, purple corn is consumed daily in a very popular beverage called Chicha morada and in desserts like Mazamorra morada.
Anthocyanins are potent natural antioxidants, up to 4 times more powerful than Vitamin E. They may i...
Botanical name: Lepidium meyenii (Brassicaceae)
Common name: Maca
Source: Sun-dried hypocotils of Lepidium meyenii, a native crop grown under organic (Bio) standards in the Peruvian Central Andean plateau at 4000 meters above sea level.
TRADITIONAL USE
Cooked fresh hypocotils are part of the daily diet in native Andean communities. Also fresh Maca is used to make energy juices.
Due to its high energy properties, it is associated with improve...
