Guarana

Paullinia Cupana

Guaraná, botanical name Paullinia Cupana, is a soaps tree with large leaves and flowers from the Amazon. The fruit is a small round berry with a color changing between red and brown. Within these fruits are small black seeds with high caffeine concentration.
This berry has been known to the Amazon Indios for centuries.

They regard this berry as a gift from the gods and as the elixir of eternal youth.
With a caffeine content of up to 6 percent, Guaraná contains about three times as much caffeine as a comparable amount of coffee. The contained caffeine is thereby in a special form so that it can fully unfold its bioactive properties. The binding of the guarana caffeine to tannic acids leads to the delayed absorption into the body so that the effect begins only gradually.
The Guaraná seeds contain about 5% coffeine, 3% fatty oils, 9% tannic acid, 8% resin, 10% starch, 50% fiber, minerals (potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium), some proteins, sugar and water.
Thanks to the alkaloid caffeine, Guaraná promotes concentration and performance. Caffeine, through several mechanisms of action, leads to an increased secretion of the hormones dopamine and adrenaline. This improves mental performance, mood, attention and concentration and learning skills.
Guaraná also contains other alkaloids such as theobromine or theophylline, which also have an invigorating effect and additionally increase the concentration-promoting effect of caffeine.
Guaraná not only increases the concentration but is also very healthy. The tannins contained are, besides the bitter taste, also responsible for many health-promoting effects of this plant. They contain catechins, which protect the body against free radicals as antioxidants. The saponins also contain anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Some saponins are even anticarcinogenic (anti-cancer). Like phytosterols, they also lower cholesterol levels.
Guaraná is used by the Amazon indios as an aphrodisiac and in cases of dyspnea, menstrual problems, digestive problems, body weakness, diarrhea and fever.

Tribulus terrestris

Tribulus terrestris is a plant extract that has been used for centuries
Is used in the following fields:
As a healing plant against disorders of the liver and renal metabolism and against disturbances of the cardiovascular system, to the improvement of the sexual functions and the physical properties of men, as well as as energy stimulator and vitality promotion means. The ancient Greeks used the extract to increase muscle mass and as sexuality and libido stimulant.

Little is known that the plant Tribulus Terrestris grows only in certain regions (in the south of the USA, in Mexico, Spain, India, China and Bulgaria) and even less is known that the phytochemistry of the Bulgarian Tribulus terrestris plant is clearly different from that in Other regions growing TT
The effect of Tribulus Terrestris is mainly dependent on age. Only from 25 years is a use of Tribulus Terrestris as a “testosterone booster” makes sense. It should be noted that an increase in the testosterone level is only possible if this is not already very high from the house. This is, for example, already at its peak in men under 25 years of age. From 25 years onwards, however, an increase is possible since the natural testosterone level begins to decline from this age.
– The effectiveness of the tribulus saponins seems to depend strongly on the individual intestinal flora (activity of the Darmbakterien), which is why a pre- and probiotic diet is recommended. If you have a good intestinal flora, Tribulus can have better results – especially healthier results – than prohormones, which is reflected in increased muscle and strength, more sexual power, fat loss, increased vitality and faster regeneration.
– The effect of the extract Tribulus terrestris can be improved by vitamin C, E and zinc.