Guarana (Paullinia cupana)
瓜拿纳guā ná nàGuanana
Paullinia cupana · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains high amounts of caffeine; avoid with heart conditions, anxiety, insomnia; may interact with many medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Guarana for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Guarana does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit StimulantBenefit Weight Loss
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Paullinia cupana and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant54 records, 20 in people
- Benefit Cognitive22 records, 12 in people
- Benefit Stimulant19 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Weight Loss7 records, 4 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome15 records, 9 in people