The substances found in Catuaba bark include alkaloids (catuabine A, B, and C), tannins, aromatic oils and fatty resins, phytosterols and cyclolignans. The mechanism of action regarding catuaba's aphrodisiac properties is currently not well understood.
Indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest and city dwellers in Brazil have used Catuaba for generations as a natural herbal remedy for sexual enhancement. It is one of the most famous of all Brazilian aphrodisiac sex herbs. This double concentrated catuaba bark extract uses new extraction methods to concentrate and preserve the active ingredients in this high quality Amazon plant with the equivalent of 500 mg of catuaba bark per ml. of extract (30 drops).