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GUARANA [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
Paullinia cupana
Latin
OBS

Paullinia cupana H.B. & K.; a shrub of the family Sapindaceae. Habitat: Venezuela. Also known under the following scientific name: Guarana paullinia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Paullinia cupana
Latin
DEF

Liane de la famille des Sapindacées, croissant au Brésil et au Vénézuela, dont les graines contiennent de la caféine et du tanin; effet stimulant, antidiarrhéique et antinévralgique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Paullinia cupana
Latin
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Record 2 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Food Industries
DEF

A dried paste made form the seeds of a Brazilian climbing shrub (Paullinia cupana) containing tannin and caffeine and used in making an astringent drink.

CONT

This carbonated beverage is not only caffeinated, but it also contains guarana, another energy "booster" often used in drinks as an alternative to caffeine.

OBS

Used in the UK as an ingredient of drinks, chewing gum a powder to be sprinkled on food, and capsules and tablets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Le guarana est un puissant dynamisant cérébral et physique, augmentant la vigilance, la concentration et la mémoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
  • Industria alimentaria
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