Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure erva tostão leaf powder (Boerhaavia diffusa) - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Erva tostão contains flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, many of which drive its documented biological activities.* To see pictures of erva tostão, click here.
For more information about erva tostão (Boerhaavia diffusa), please refer to the Database File for Erva Tostão in the Tropical Plant Database. This plant has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's fedegoso has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Amazon Rainforest (without any pesticides or fertilizers). For general information on Raintree's available bulk plants and sustainable harvesting practices, please refer to Main Page for Bulk Plants.
This bulk one pound package retails for $28.00.
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Ingredients: 100% pure erva tostão (Boerhaavia diffusa) whole herb (root, stem, leaf). No binders, fillers or
additives are used. It is a wild harvested product—grown
naturally in the Brazilian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.
Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as a decoction. Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Bring to a boil and gently boil in a covered pot for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and settle for 10 minutes and strain warm liquid into a cup (leaving the settled powder in the bottom of the pan). It is traditionally taken in 1 cup amounts, 2-3 times daily. For more complete instructions on preparing herbal decoctions see the Methods for Preparing Herbal Remedies Page.
Contraindications:
- Animal studies have demonstrated the hypotensive properties of erva tostão. This plant is probably contraindicated for persons with low blood pressure.
- This herb has also demonstrated myocardial depressant activity and should therefore not be taken by anyone with heart failure or those taking heart depressant medications unless under the direction and care of a qualified health care practitioner.
Drug Interactions: Erva tostão may enhance the actions of cardiac depressant medications. In an animal study erva tostão inhibited barbiturates and decreased sleeping time. Therefore, the use of this plant may decrease the effect of barbiturates.
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Erva tostão can be found as an ingredient in these proprietary Raintree formulas:
Erva Tostão Tech Report -- A Technical Plant Data Report is available for erva tostão.
