Ptychotepalum oladoides, Muira Puama.
Family : Olacaceae (Aster family) Aphrodisiac.
The Brazilian herb "Muira puama", also referred to as Murapuama,
Muira puama is a small tree that grows to 10 feet high and is native
to the Brazilian Amazon and other parts of the Amazon rainforest.
The small, white flowers have a pungent fragrance similar to jasmine's.
Murapuama has long been known in the Amazon by indigenous peoples
for a number of purposes.
Plant chemicals: the root and bark are rich in fatty acids and fatty acid
esters (the main one being behenic acid), essential oils (including beta-
caryophyllene and alpha-humulene), plant sterols, triterpenes (including
lupeol) and muirapuamine.
