Mucuna Paraíso
Mucuna Paraiso has only one ingredient: toasted and ground mucuna pruriens. It’s A tropical bean that has been used in India as a medicine and tonic for more than 4,500 years. In Latin America it is used by country people as an alternative to coffee.
Q175.00
Adaptogenic and Nootropic Coffee Alternative
Mucuna Paraiso has only one ingredient: toasted and ground mucuna pruriens. It's A tropical bean that has been used in India as a medicine and tonic for more than 4,500 years. In Latin America it is used by country people as an alternative to coffee.
Like coffee, Mucuna Paraiso helps you to feel motivated but unlike coffee it does this by feeding your brain an amino acid called L-Dopa - a natural precursor to dopamine, the hormone that makes you feel satisfaction, pleasure and motivation. Coffee works with dopamine by blocking its reabsorption to the body whereas mucuna actually boosts dopamine production making it a much healthier alternative that does not deplete your brain, for these mind altering affects both mucuna and coffee are classed as nootropic
Unlike coffee, mucuna makes you feel very relaxed and is perfect to drink before bed time for a good night's sleep, but also to help manage stress levels during the day. Coffee overworks your adrenal glands causing a build up of cortisol in the body which results in feelings of anxiety. But mucuna is an adaptogen which protects your adrenal glands by regulating the amount of stress hormones you release, protecting you from the feelings that stress brings.
Mucuna is also an aphrodisiac, helps with fertilty in men and protects gastric mucosa. It's anti-inflammatory and can be used to reduce the symptoms of Parkinsons disease.
Mucuna Paraiso has a full-bodied, roasted nutty flavour - slightly acid with a touch of bitterness that is quite similar to coffee. It combines beautifully with milk to make lattes, cappuccinos or americanos as well as being delicious black with nothing else added, we love it with a sprinkle cardamom and a spoon of honey.
You can prepare Mucuna like instant coffee with a spoonful stirred into a cup of hot water. If you wish to avoid a little sediment at the bottom of the cup you can run it through a french press or coffee filter. Mucuna is easy to bring into your life and enjoy in those moments previously occupied by coffee, and is a wonderful alternative to help you feel relaxed and focused.