Muira Puma Root

Muira Puma Root (sometimes spelled Muira Puama Root) is a Brazilian herb that began as a potent aphrodisiac for men, but has since been shown to have other beneficial properties. Despite its potent libido effects, Muira Puma Root has also been shown to have strong hair growth properties, making it highly beneficial for those looking to treat hair loss.

What Are the Benefits of Muira Puma Root?

The root itself was labeled by the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia as a treatment for impotence, due to its strong aphrodisiac benefits. Not only has it been shown to increase desire, but it has also been reported that the root has nerve stimulating effects as well, allowing it to be an effective sexual enhancer.

Interestingly, the same benefits that promote greater sexual desire and stimulation have been shown to also to stop hair loss. It does so using three distinctly different benefits:

• First, Muira Puma Root is known for its ability to improve blood flow, especially to the scalp. That increased blood flow leads to improved hair growth.
• Second, the root has been shown to improve protein synthesis, which is vital for increasing hair growth and nutrition.
• Finally, Muira Puma Root has also been known to be a powerful natural stress reducer. Stress can both create hair loss itself as well as reduce the effectiveness of certain hair loss products.

Each of these three different benefits make it a prime ingredient for a variety of natural hair loss systems, though its benefits are magnified when it can be combined with a DHT blocker.

How Safe is Muira Puma Root?

Thus far, there are no conclusive studies indicating that the root has any side effects. A preliminary study has indicated that the root may lower one enzyme in your body slightly, but the effects are minimal and no additional side effects have been recorded. There is no known toxicity with taking Muira Puma Root.