« Back to products list Common Name: Suma
Botanical Name: Pfaffia paniculata
Other names: Brazillian Ginseng or Para Todo
Growing Area: Native to the Amazon basin

General Info:
Suma root has extensive uses as a medicinal application, it is considered to have many similar properties to Ginseng. This large rambling ground vine has a vast root system.

The dried root of Suma is cut or powdered and used for a variety of medicinal applications. Its vanilla-like flavor makes it pleasant tasting and easily consumed.

Nutrients & Applications:
Suma has a normalizing effect on your body and thus can help support and enhance your cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, and immune systems. Commonly used to better deal with pain and to boost energy levels.

Suma helps support and stabilize hormones and aids the body's tolerance to stresses while calming nerves. Suma is nutritionally very valuable, containing many essential vitamins, minerals, 19 amino acids and trace elements as well as electrolytes.

With high amounts of the trace element germanium (a powerful immune stimulator) it is also considered one of the richest known sources of B-Ecdysterone, a plant hormone used to maintain strength and well-being. *