Purchase a one pound package of Raintree's sustainably harvested pure erva tostão leaf powder (Boerhaavia diffusa) - rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals that occur naturally in this plant. Erva tostão contains flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, many of which drive its documented biological activities.*

Traditional Uses:* for liver disorders (jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, anemia, flukes, detoxification, chemical injury, etc.); for gallbladder disorders (stones, sluggish function, low bile production, emptying, and detoxification); for kidney and urinary tract disorders (stones, nephritis, urethritis, infections, renal insufficiency/injury, etc.); for menstrual disorders (pain, cramps, excessive bleeding, uterine spasms, water retention); to tone, balance, and strengthen the adrenals (and for adrenal exhaustion and excess cortisol production)

Ingredients: 100% pure erva tostão (Boerhaavia diffusa) whole herb (root, stem, leaf). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. It is a wild harvested product—grown naturally in the Brazilian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers.

Suggested Use: This plant is best prepared as a decoction. Use one teaspoon of powder for each cup of water. Bring to a boil and gently boil in a covered pot for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and settle for 10 minutes and strain warm liquid into a cup (leaving the settled powder in the bottom of the pan). It is traditionally taken in 1 cup amounts, 2-3 times daily.

Contraindications:

• Animal studies have demonstrated the hypotensive properties of erva tostão. This plant is probably contraindicated for persons with low blood pressure.
• This herb has also demonstrated myocardial depressant activity and should therefore not be taken by anyone with heart failure or those taking heart depressant medications unless under the direction and care of a qualified health care practitioner.

Drug Interactions: Erva tostão may enhance the actions of cardiac depressant medications. In an animal study erva tostão inhibited barbiturates and decreased sleeping time. Therefore, the use of this plant may decrease the effect of barbiturates.