PRICE: $12.95 for each 60 capsule bottle (1/2 gram per vegi-capsule) Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs now offers a high potency 12:1 Muira Puama Extract.  Click on this link: Muira Puama Extract COA, to view the Certificate of Analysis of this particular batch. Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum uncinatum), which is also known as "Potency Wood",  has been utilized in Amazonia for centuries - primarily and traditionally as an aphrodisiac, but also as a tonic for nervousness and for rheumatism.  The modern British Herbal Pharmacopoeia recommends Muira Puama for impotency, and it has been in the Brazilian Pharmocopoeia since the 1950's. These vegetable-derived capsules (both Kosher and Halal certified) are filled by hand with a manual encapsulation machine, not with a high speed automatic machine, and thus, only pure, unadulterated Muira Puama 12:1 Extract is in the capsules. Capsules produced with high speed machines in herbal remedy and vitamin "factories" contain several other ingredients, including preservatives because so many bottles of product are produced at one time, and lubricants to ensure that the machines will run faster and more efficiently. Check their labels! Also, Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs is one of the very few manufacturers that still pack their products in glass whenever possible, even though glass is more expensive.  Barlowe believes that chemicals can leach out of plastic containers and contaminate the contents, and that the use of glass is much better for the environment. Although  Muira Puama has been and is still utilized as a strengthening tonic for males, as a remedy for hair loss and balding, and as a central nervous system tonic; it is most oftentimes used as a treatment for erectile dysfunction and impotency, and to increase sexual desire in both men and women, generally in combination with the herb Catuaba (also available in potent extract form from Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs).  A paper presented at The First International Congress on Ethnopharmacology held in Strasbourg, France, in 1990, described a trial done at the Institute of Sexology in Paris on 262 men with erectile problems, including a lack of sexual desire. Researchers found that over half of the subjects given a daily dose of 1 to 1.5 grams of Muira Puama extract over a two week period experienced positive benefits in their sex lives. This herb has been gaining in popularity in the United States, where herbalists and health care practitioners are using it for impotence, depression, menstrual cramps and PMS, nerve pain, and for central nervous system disorders. The active ingredients in Muira Puama are a group of terpenes, phenols and resins which are not very soluble in water and which are not digested in the stomach. Thus, taking the raw herb in capsules or tea provides little benefit. The extract utilized by Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs has been extracted with an ethanol/water solution which is then evaporated, thereby ensuring that the full benefits of this product may be obtained when taken orally. Research: Use of Muira Puama for Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women, to Increase Memory, and to Combat Cancer Muira Puama Increases Female Sexual Desire Muira Puama's Effect on Sexual Desire Muira Puama Decreases Damage From Oxidative Stress Testimonials: Hey got the maca along with the muira puama samples today; they're exeptionally potent! - I took them in the afternoon and felt likedry-humping everything in sight after a bit, then ran around the neighborhood a good 4 miles at 1am. WARNING: Single males without sexual partners should take this only before vigorous exercise or you will turn into raving horndog. Thanks again!  Zero Kazama, www.ZeroKazama.com Caution: Barlowe's Muira Puama Extract uses only the finest quality and most potent Muira Puama 12:1 Extract from the most trusted suppliers. Studies have shown that Muira Puama herbal extract is generally safe, but it is very potent and should be utilized with care. This product is for dietary use. If unexpected side-effects occur, discontinue use immediately! The above statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Directions For Use: Take capsules two or more times daily.  For some people, dosage may need to be increased as results and usage amounts vary based on body type and weight. Muira Puama Extract (12:1) PRICE: $12.95 for each 60 capsule bottle (1/2 gram per vegi-capsule)