G U A R A N Á

Un-Roasted, Sun-Dried

{Paullina cupana}

Stone-Ground

 Un-roasted! Guaraná is a gentle stimulant!

Take a couple/three caps & 5 hours later you

will notice you got a lot done without feeling “cranked”.

Guaraná is the energy food of the Maués-Saterés, the Tupæ & the Tamoyo tribes of the Amazon rain forest of Brazil.  Guaraná has been called the “The life-force of the Amazon” Amino Acid & Botanical Supply™ may be the only brand of un-roasted sun-dried Guaraná available in the U.S.  Most Guaraná in the U.S. market is roasted.  This is because the vast bulk of Guaraná imported into the United States is for the production of Cola drinks-(Roasted Guaraná has replaced the Coca in Co-Cola).  Soft drink manufacturers import such tonnage that it is much cheaper for supplement manufacturers to use roasted Guaraná.  Roasting converts the active ingredient of Guaraná – the alkaloid Guaranine, a much gentler and longer acting stimulant into Caffeine which when concentrated is a much harsher stimulant with a following depression.  Or as the Tupæ say “roasting Guaraná will anger the gods.” 

In Brazil millions of people including it is said the president of Brazil now use Guaraná daily either as a tea, in capsules or as a carbonated beverage:

·         For prevention of drowsiness.

·         When working hard-either mentally or physically.

·         When engaged in athletic training.

·         Whenever mental concentration is needed be it for academic or business endeavor.

·         When dancing or partying late into the night.

·         When dancing or partying all night.

·         When dancing or partying for many consecutive nights. (Naughty-Not recommended).

We offer Guaraná as a powder as well as in capsule form.   For recipes please turn over the page.

Yes my friends, now we all can aspire to the Protestant {or Tupæ Indian} Work Ethic without getting depressed or incurring the fury of the gods!

Recipes for using powdered Guarana

·         In coffee or as tea:

§        Use ½ teaspoon Amino Acid & Botanical GUARANÁ powder/cup, either in the cup or in the coffee grounds of the coffee maker. 

·         In juice:

§        Use ½ teaspoon of the Amino Acid & Botanical GUARANÁ powder/glass of juice - we like Guava or Pineapple.

·         In wine:

§        Use ½ teaspoon of Amino Acid & Botanical GUARANÁ powder/glass or pour the whole bottle into a punchbowl one glassful @ a time so you know how many ½ teaspoons of Guaraná to use.  We suggest a dry red Australian or Napa wine-though for the economy minded “Night Train” or “Ripple” would also work.  Let Guaraná soak in wine for at least one hour before serving.  For a punch mix the wine prepared as above with 2-2½ times the amount of mixed juices of your choice.  Yes you may add cut fruit. Then grasp punchbowl firmly in both hands & step briskly to serving table.  Note: It will be necessary to stir the punch before each serving.

·         In a ‘Set The Tone’ Smoothie:

§        First thing in the A.M. or whenever combine as many of the following & whatever else as you like or can afford in a blender;

o       ½ teaspoon of Amino Acid & Botanical GUARANÁ powder.

o       One teaspoon Creatine.

o       One 1000mg capsule Amino Acid & Botanical Alkylglycerol extract of Shark Liver Oil.-Oh Yes though not for vegetarians.

o       Room temperature juice of choice-we like Purple Grape for its anti-oxidant properties or spring water.  (Room temperature because as any good traditional Chinese doctor will tell you reducing the temperature of the digestive juices with cold liquids will reduce the power of digestion).

o       ½ teaspoon Amino Acid & Botanical L-Glutamine.-Precursor to the anti-anxiety neurotransmitter GABA & a dramatic increase in energy taken before workouts.

o       1/3 teaspoon of Amino Acid & Botanical broad-spectrum free-form amino acid mixture-(coming soon).

o        Perhaps some fruit-Strawberries, Black Raspberries, Banana &/or a tablespoon or 2 of frozen Strawberry juice concentrate etc.  Drink immediately.

o        If you are really wealthy add 1-2 gram of Lu Rong (Deer Antler Extract) which is a growth hormone stimulant.