Guarana

At modern rate of life people need replenishment of stocks of energy. For this purpose producers of sports food began to release special "power products" which give to an organism force. Practically all similar products contain a guarana.

Description

Guarana – an evergreen creeping bush from family of the Soapberry family, with the big, collected in a bunch leaves. At a guarana the dark escapes bordered with oval gear leaves and inflorescences on short shanks. In height escapes can reach 10 meters, and its fruits by the size can be compared to coffee grains therefore sometimes to bring together them rather difficult.

In a wild look the plant grows in Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and the State of Amazonas. And for the last decades the guarana is successfully grown up in the same states for the industrial purposes.

History

The Latin name "Paulínia cupána Kunth" received a plant in honor of K. Paulie, the German researcher who opened a plant in the 18th century. The Portuguese name guaraná comes from the word "warana", and the fruit as eyes of people" is translated from language of the Amazonian Indians мауэ as ". Brazilians with an ulterior motive so nicknamed a plant: in a section ripe fruits of a guarana really remind an eyeglobe. There is even a legend narrating about the evil deity which killed the boy from the tribe of Indians мауэ. And more generous god pulled out at the child of an eye, left it put in the wood, and right – in the village where the tribe lived. That's it the guarana also grew from these seeds, according to an ancient legend.

Thanks to the miracle properties Indians used a guarana for preparation of tonic, and also as medicine. They separated seeds of fruits from pulp, crushed them and mixed with water. As a result dough of which natives did small sticks and dried up them in the sun turned out. These sticks, natives with a diameter about 2,5 cm if necessary pounded and added to water or juice. Was considered that such drink perfectly recovers forces after wearisome exercise stresses.

Gradually the guarana gained the increasing popularity, and in 1905 the Brazilian doctor Luís Pereira left Barret enthusiastic comments on the guarani as about a plant which bears huge advantage to all mankind.

By the way, in Brazil the traditional question "Tea or Coffee?" sounds so: "Tea, coffee or guarana?".

Fruits and seeds of a guarana

From above fruits of a guarana are covered with a dark yellow or grayish thin skin with a scarlet cover. When the fruit ripens, the thin skin bursts, and under it the oval seed of lilac-brown or black color opens.

By production of energy drinks use guarana seeds. At first their some time is soaked, it helps to get rid of fruit pulp. After that seeds dry up in the sun, slightly fry and crush. As a result from seeds powder which contains a large amount of caffeine turns out. At its addition in water tonic turns out.

Chemical composition of a guarana

By tonic properties of a guaran it is obliged to the structure. Fruits of a plant contain 7% of a resin, 0,6% of a saponin, 5,5% of amide. There are traces of acids of adenine and guanine, magnesium, potassium, sodium, calcium and B1 vitamin.

At seeds of a guarana there is a crystal substance under the name Guaraninum which properties is very similar in the with tininy, contained in tea, and caffeine, and also with making stakes and cocoa.

As a part of a guarana there is a caffeine which has no aggressive properties therefore it is acquired gradually and softly influences an organism. Guarana has a promoting effect which exceeds effect of caffeine five times on the person, and at the same time does not irritate mucous a stomach.

Judging by numerous comments on the guarani, many people prefer it to coffee as it does not cause feeling of overexcitation, sleeplessness, increase of heartbeat and other unpleasant effects which usually arise after several drunk cups of coffee.

Use and properties of a guarana

Today properties of a guarana with success are used by production of medicines and nutritional supplements. On its basis cook energy drinks which not only are nice to the taste, but also perfectly satisfy thirst and recover power stocks of an organism.

According to a guaran makes the stimulating impact on work of a nervous system, increases operability of an organism and physical endurance, activates lipometabolisms that is essential nuance at long loadings.

The nutritional supplements containing guarana extract are useful at various activity demanding the increased physical activity, concentration of attention and intellectual endurance.

Guarana is useful at a syndrome of chronic fatigue, it increases endurance of an organism and working capacity, helps at fight against excess weight (accelerates combustion of fats and reduces appetite), promotes a balanced and positive emotional state, helps at dizzinesses and migraine, supports work of cardiovascular system, increases an expense of calories at exercise stresses.

Contraindications to guarani

You should not abuse products which part the guarana as it can lead to increase in nervous irritability and sleeplessness is. According to reviews the guarana should be used with care to people of old age, and also people with the expressed atherosclerosis raised by arterial pressure with disturbances of cordial activity, to pregnant women and nursing mothers.

It is worth using with care a guarana to people with frustration of a dream, especially in the second half of day.