3 dry extracts of medicinal plants that are important for manufacturers

The use of medicinal plant-based ingredients is much more common and older than you might think. All the time, the most varied industries are looking for new kinds of herbs to apply in different products, from food to creams and medicines.

Although nature is rich in plants that cure, it is important to know how to select the best species and turn them correctly into inputs that deliver the results promised by companies and expected by consumers.

Blue Macaw Flora, which offers natural ingredients from the Brazilian flora since 2007, understands very well the power of medicinal plants for health. Therefore, it has some species of plants of great importance for the food, pharmacology, herbal medicine, and cosmetics industries in its line of dry extracts.

What are dry extracts?

Also known as extract powder, the dry extract is obtained from dried plants. They stay in a solvent liquid so that all of their active substances remain untouched and in high quantities.

After this, the species go through an atomization process called Spray Drying. In this technique, the droplets pass through hot air flow, maintaining and enhancing the nutritional properties of the dried remainder.

This type of drying process is widely used in the food industry for the production of powdered milk, juice and instant coffee. And the pharmaceutical and herbal industries also use it in the production of pills.

To develop the dry extract, Blue Macaw Flora actively complies with the standards required by the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia and also provides the dry extract in different concentrations of active ingredients in order to meet the most diverse customer needs.

In addition to medicinal plants, Blue Macaw Flora also offers dry extracts of acai, acerola, camu camu, and guarana.

Get to know some medicinal plants that make a difference in the market

The power of medicinal plants makes many people rely on compounding capsules for health and wellness purposes. Check out three dry extracts produced by Blue Macaw Flora.

Yerba Mate

Food, beverage and even cosmetic industries have already surrendered to the properties of yerba mate powder extract. The input is present in the manufacture of teas, energy drinks, supplements, and other products.

Yerba mate works to improve blood circulation, so it is the favorite ingredient of people suffering from cellulite problems. It is also considered a powerful healing and astringent and even helps maintain the firmness and elasticity of the skin.

Catuaba

Commonly found in capsules and supplements, catuaba powder extract is used to relieve stress, fatigue, and tiredness, improve the immune system, strengthen hair and acts as a sexual stimulant.  

Catuaba is one of the best known medicinal plants in Brazil, often found in health food stores and pharmacies.

Muirapuama

Muirapuama powder extract is usually found in capsules by the end consumer. The medicinal plant helps to control symptoms of anxiety, PMS, depression, and rheumatism. It is also used to combat sexual problems such as lack of libido and erectile dysfunction.

Native to the Amazon rainforest, muirapuama is also called marapuama and is on the list of medicinal plants used by native Indians since the early days to treat different diseases.

In addition to the powder extract product line, Blue Macaw Flora develops different fruit powder flavors.

For the end consumer, it offers the fruit bits, crisp bits of dried apple topped with fruit powder. This product can be found in health food stores or marketed as healthy snacks in private label packaging.

Do you want to know how Blue Macaw Flora can help your business produce natural products? Contact us by phone: 55 11 2503-5356 or by email: contato@bluemacawflora.com.