Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure condurango herb powder (Marsdenia cundurango) - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. This plant has been milled into a fine powder which is suitable to stuff into capsules or to prepare your own teas, tinctures or extracts. Raintree's condurango has been sustainably wild-harvested in the Peru (without any pesticides or fertilizers). Condurango is a tropical woody vine that can be found in the high mountain jungles and cloud forests between 2,000 and 3,000 m in elevation. It is indigenous to the lower slopes of the Andes in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. It grows about 30 feet long and produces velvety heart-shaped leaves and small funnel-shaped greenish brown flowers.

Traditional Uses:* for indigestion, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain; as a bitter stomach tonic to increase appetite; for gastric ulcers; as a digestive aid to increase and stimulate digestive juices and bile; for nervous eating disorders (anorexia, etc.)

Ingredients: 100% pure condurango (Marsdenia cundurango) cortex (wood). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This plant is non-irradiated and non-fumigated, and has grown naturally in Peru without pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as an infusion (tea): Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Pour boiling water over herb in cup and allow to steep 10 minutes. Strain tea (or allow settled powder to remain in the bottom of cup) and drink warm. It is traditionally taken in 1/2 cup dosages, twice daily.

Contraindications: One case report was published that a patient with a known latex allergy had an allergic reaction to a condurango tea. If you are allergic to latex, it is best to avoid using this plant.

Drug Interactions: None reported.