Cupuacu Butter vs Fomes Fomentarius

Side-by-side comparison of medicinal herbs

Herb

Cupuacu Butter

Theobroma grandiflorum

Skin and Topical

Fomes fomentarius

Skin and Topical

Cupuacu Butter

✅ Generally safe in pregnancy

✅ Generally safe while nursing

Fomes Fomentarius

❌ Not recommended in pregnancy

❌ Not recommended while nursing

Description

Amazonian relative of cacao with large fruit and fatty seed butter used in food medicine and cosmetics across Brazil.

A bracket fungus used across Northern Europe and Siberia traditionally as tinder and in folk medicine.

Active Compounds

theograndins, purine alkaloids minimal, polyphenols, phospholipids, stearic acid

fomentarins, polyphenols, triterpenoids

Traditional Uses

Food medicine in Amazonian indigenous use, Skin care and moisturizing, Energy and nutritive support, Cosmetics in Brazilian tradition

wound healing, hemostasis, immune support, inflammation

Modern Uses

Skin moisturizer, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory cosmetic, Nutritive

hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant

Adult Dosage

Eat fresh fruit pulp; apply butter topically to skin as moisturizer

1-3g extract daily

Contraindications

Cacao allergy in sensitive individuals

autoimmune conditions

Side Effects

Generally very safe

generally well tolerated

Drug Interactions

0 known interactions

Reviewed by: HerbAlly Editorial Team, Medical herbalists and healthcare professionals

Sources: WHO Monographs · NCCIH · PubMed · Commission E