Since the day ephedra was taken off the market, suppliers have bombarded us with promises of an equally effective replacement. However, nothing that they sent us ever really worked. So, when our QC manager went on holiday to Brazil and brought back a case of Porangaba tea (also known as Chá de Bugre), we didn’t get too excited. We had already sampled many Chá De Bugre products and found them to be largely ineffective. This one, however, was different. For one thing, it was whole, unprocessed tea, not powdered herb or extract. Our President and Chief Science Officer both tried it and found that, with just one cup, their appetites were completely eliminated! Just a fluke? To find out, we shared our limited supply with more people in the office, and in a matter of weeks, one man had lost 11 lbs. and one woman 15 lbs. Everyone who tried Porangaba reported appetite-reducing benefits.
Although no published human trials have been conducted, centuries of tradition and anecdotal data have accumulated on Porangaba to support its appetite-suppressant and weight loss properties. The popularity of Porangaba increased dramatically when Dr. C.L. Cruz published his book Dictionary of the Plants Used in Brazil, where he reported in detail all the known health benefits of Porangaba tea. Among other uses, Dr. Cruz recommends Porangaba as a mild diuretic and a heart tonic that improves blood circulation.
Porangaba Tea from VRP is wildcrafted and unextracted, produced by a family-owned company with generations of experience in traditional tea and beverage manufacture. Only the finest quality Porangaba is selected, and is sustainably harvested in accordance with centuries of traditional Amazonian herb knowledge. Rigorous quality control ensures only the purest, highest quality Porangaba tea is approved for distribution. VRP is the exclusive North American distributor for this source of Porangaba.
For appetite-suppressing benefit, Porangaba works best 30 minutes before a meal. It gives the sense of being full after eating smaller amounts of food. It also appears to delay the emptying time of the stomach. Rather than completely suppressing hunger, like ephedra and amphetamines do, with a rebound hunger effect when they wear off, Porangaba reduces the amount of food intake to achieve satiety.