GUARANÁ (Paulina cupana), the essence of Good Health, is a perennial plant indigenous to Brazil. The Amazonian Indians first discovered its beneficial medicinal value and today this value is reassured. Today the plant is known and used worldwide. Ninety percent of the world's commercial production of guaraná is in the middle of the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil-still performed by the Guarani Indians, who wild-harvest the seeds and process them into paste by hand. The Brazilian government has become aware of the importance of the local production of guaraná by traditional methods employed by indigenous inhabitants of the rainforest. Since 1980, FUNAI (National Indian Foundation) has set up a number of projects to improve the local production of guaraná . Now, under the direction of the FUNAI, many cooperatives in the rainforest support indigenous tribal economies through the harvesting and production of pesticide free guaraná. In the United States, guarana is reputed to enhance alertness and physical capacities, improve mood, suppress the appetite and have sexual stimulating effects. In addition to increasing endurance, it has a history of treating hangovers from alcohol abuse and headaches related to menstruation.
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