Ajos sacha is traditionally used in the Amazon for arthritis, colds, and flu.* Raintree's ajos sacha is wild harvested—grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers. For more complete information on this unique rainforest plant, please see plant database file on ajos sacha. To see pictures of ajos sacha, click here.
Raintree's ajos sacha has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Peruvian Amazon. Click here to learn more about our rainforest ingredients and wild harvesting methods. This product contains no binders, fillers, or exipients and is 100% finely milled natural ajos sacha leaves. This product is backed by Raintree's Unconditional Guarantee.
Traditional Uses:* for arthritis and rheumatism; for coughs, colds, flu, pneumonia and upper respiratory conditions; as a general pain-reliever (headaches, muscles, joints, body aches); for fevers (malaria, flu, etc.); for general inflammation (external and internal)
Ingredients: 100% pure ajos sacha leaves (Mansoa alliacea).
Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules 2 - 3 times daily or as directed by a health care professional.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
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Third-Party Published Research*
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on ajos sacha can be found at PubMed.
A partial listing of the published research on ajos sacha is shown below:
Antimicrobial Actions: Rana, B. K., et al. "Antifungal activity of an aqueous extract of leaves of garlic creeper (Adenocaymma alliaceum Miers.)." Pharmaceutical Biol. 1999; 37(1):. 13-16.
Singh, U. P., et al. "A rapid method for detecting fungi-toxic substances." World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 1996; 12(3): 301-302.
Khurana, S., et al. "Effect of plant extracts on the activity of three papaya viruses." J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1970; 16: 225-230.
Ushamalini, C., et al. "Management of charcoal rot of cowpea using biocontrol agents and plant products." Indian Phytopathol. 1997; 50(4): 504-507.
Ushamalini, C., et al. "Suppression of charcoal rot and wilt pathogens of cowpea by botanicals." Plant Disease Research 1997; 12(2): 113-117.
Canapaty, S., et al. "Composition of leaf oil from Adenocalymma alliaceum and its antimicrobial activity." Indian Perfumer 2004; 48(3): 323-329.
Rao, A. M., et al. "Antimicrobial activity of the leaf extract of Adenocalymma alliaceum." Indian Drugs. 1985: 22(7): 364-365.
Anti-inflammatory Actions: Dunstan, C. A., et al. "Evaluation of some Samoan and Peruvian medicinal plants by prostaglandin biosynthesis and rat ear oedema assays." J. Ethnopharmacol. 1997; 57: 35-56.
Antioxidant Actions: Scogin, R. "Anthocyanins of the Bignoniaceae." Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 1980; 273-276.
Desmarchelier, C., et al. "Total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP) and total antioxidant reactivity (TAR) of medicinal plants used in Southwest Amazona (Bolivia and Peru)." Int. J. Pharmacog. 1997; 35(4): 288-296.
Cholesterol-Lowering Actions: Yeh, Y. Y., et al. "Cholesterol-lowering effect of garlic extracts and organosulfur compounds: human and animal studies." J. Nutr. 2001 Mar; 131(3s): 989S-993S.
Srinivasan, M. R., et al., "Hypocholesterolemic efficacy of garlic-smelling flower Adenocalymma alliaceum Miers. in experimental rats." Indian J. Exp. Biol. 1995; 33(1): 64-66.
Chemicals Identified: Das Gracas, B., et al. "Volatile sulfides of the Amazonian garlic bush." J. Agr. Food Chem. 1984; 32(5): 1009-1010.
Rao, L. J. M., et al. "Chemical composition of the volatile oil from garlic creeper (Adenocalymma alliaceum)." J. Med. Aromat. Plant Sci. 1999; 21(4): 987-989.
Apparao, M., et al. "Diallyl, Di-, Tri- and Tetrasulphide from Adenocalymma alliaceae." Phytochemistry. 1978; 17: 1660-1661.
Zoghbi, M. G. B., et al. "Volatile constituents from Adenococalymma alliaceum Miers. and Petiveria alliacea L., Two medicinal herbs of the Amazon." Flavour and Fragrance Journal 2002; 17(2): 133-135.
Apparao, M., et al. "Aliin in the garlicky taxon Adenocalymma alliaceum (Bignoniaceae)." Phytochemistry. 1981; 20: 822-823.
Itokawa, H., et al. "Cytotoxic naphthoquinones from Mansoa alliacea." Phytochemistry. 1992; 31(3): 1061-1062.
Sharma, R. K.. "Phytosterols: Wide-spectrum antibacterial agents." Bioorg. Chem. 1993; 21(1): 49-60.
Apparao, M., et al. "Chemical components of Adenocalymma alliaceae." Indian J. Pharm. Sci. 1978; 40: 224A.
9. Rao, M. A., et al. "Flavonoids of the flowers of Adenocalymma alliaceum." Curr. Sci. 1980; 49: 468-469.
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