Guarana (binomial nomenclature: Paullinia cupana) is native to the Amazon basin in Brazil, is Sapindaceae bubble Linteng genera (security force vine species) wood kudzu vine plants. Using some of the sub-tree containing 4% caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, and can make life and heat diuretic often used as refreshing. The flavor is bitter, similar rendan or hops, but it will feel after eating sweet taste, common among the different drinks. Guarana (Guarana) is long in an Amazonian bush spread (especially in Manaus and Parintins region), in the birthplace of the Amazon River basin, Guarana up to 40 feet, and its fruit is small, round, bright red, as string grow ripe fruit when it split out the eyes look like black seeds, as the Indians have spread the story in general. Long before the discovery of Brazil, American Indians have started using this medicine. South American Indian tribe, especially Guaranis family (source Guarana name) put Guarana seeds dried, cooked together with water into a paste, and then as the Indians use chocolate as used in the manufacture of food, beverages and drugs.
This plant has now been familiar and applications worldwide, such as the Brazilian national drink ----- main ingredient Guarana soda. Eighty percent of merchantability Guarana is produced in the northern Brazilian Amazon rainforest region, Guaranis Indians harvested and original way to manually processed into paste. The Brazilian government has been aware of the importance of the rainforest indigenous traditional methods of manufacturing Guarana, and since 1980 the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) has embarked on a number of plans to improve the manufacturing method Guarana, and now the Manaus region FUNAI under the guidance of many co-existing, but also to support the indigenous tribes of the economy.
Guarana commonly used to make carbonated drinks or energy drinks in the sweetener, but it is also a component of herbal tea drink, or in the form of capsules appear. In general, caffeine sources South America are generally from plants, rather than coffee beans