Cat's claw, Maca, Japanese trading company｜Latina, Inc.

Latina, Inc. is a trading company established in 1995 for the purpose of importing and sales in Japan of food and cosmetic ingredients processed from native plants traditionally cultivated in Andes highland and also from medicinal plants wildly available in South American Amazonian Rain Forests.
South American Continent is very rich in plant resources and regarded as the world biggest supply base of oxygen but there are still millions of native people suffering from poverty. in this area.
Latina, Inc. is striving to give solution to health problems prevailing in Japan’s aging society by means of purchasing functional products derived from such useful plant resources in South America and at the same time contribute to improvement in quality of life for those native inhabitants in the Continent.

CEO: Hiroyuki Baba

This English version is intended to address to manufacturers and commercial houses in the same market sectors in our neighboring countries our Latina’s desire to extend our service as reliable provider of good quality ingredients and finished products derived from Latin American originals. It is also intended to let those suppliers of other original ingredients in South American countries interested in marketing their products, know that we welcome offers of accredited products.

　Company profile

Name	Latna, Inc.
Address	4-25-7, Kamata, Ohta, Tokyo, Japan, Postal code No. 144-0052
Mail Address	info@latna-inc.com
Tel & Fax	Tel 81-3-3738-5017 　Fax 81-3-3738-5020
CEO	Hiroyuki Baba
Business activities	Import, export and sales (wholesales & retails) of food and cosmetic ingredients and finished products
Main products　we deal with	Peruvian ingredients (dry powder, extract powder, liquid of maca, cat’s claw) Brazilian medicinal plant extracts (guarana, paudarco, muira puama, acai, etc.) Olive and other vegetable oils from Chile and Argentine. Bolivian Chia seeds

Scientific investigations

Conscious of the importance that the ingredients we handle should be scientifically evidenced to be safe and good for health, Latina, Inc. has contracted with cooperative universities and other institutes in Japan for scientific research on safety and efficacy of these ingredients.

History of Research and Product Development by Latina, Inc.

1995/03	Latina, Inc. was founded
1996/08	Clinical test of cat’s claw dry powder tablets with 40 patients to check analgesic and anti- inflammatory efficacy.
1996/11	First sugar coated tablets of cat’s claw was launched
1997/11	Japan’s first maca powder tablets was launched together with those of caigua, bitter-melon & stone breaker (chancapiedra) tea bag pack.
1998/05	Exclusive contract concluded with Peruvian company, supplier of maca and cat’s claw dry/extract powders
1998/10	Animal test on analgesic and anti- inflammatory effect on cat’s claw bark dry powders by Suzuka University of Medical Science (SUMS)
1999/01	Cat’s claw powder tablets ‘supermild’ was launched.
1999/10	Animal test on inhibition of lowered plasma glucose and anti- inflammatory effect by SUMS.
2000/01	Cat’s claw extract powder with glusosamine was launched
2001/03	‘Maca comer’, granulated maca product was launched
2002/02	Exclusive contract with Immodal Pharmaka of Austria for sale of patented standardized cat’s claw extract ‘Hipex UT’ in Japan
2002/05	‘Powerful Cat’s Claw’? Hipex UT capsulated products was launched
2002/07	Animal test of Yacon leaves of anti diabetic effect by SUMS.
2002/09	Yacon leaves Tea pack was launched
2002/10	Animal test of Maca and Huanarpo Macho on plasma sexual hormone by SUMS.
2002/11	Clinical monitor test with 40 patients of rheumatism on Powerful Cat’s Claw capsulated product
2003/04	‘Maccam’ with maca, camu camu and paffia was launched
2003/10	Animal test of maca extract on sexual hormone activation and impregnation rate by SUMS.
2004/02	Acute toxicity test of Huanarpo Macho
2004/02	In-vitro and in-vivo study on Stonebreaker (Phyllanthus niruri) of kidney function recovery and calculus elimination by International Buddhist University
2004/03	Study on combined extract of maca and muira puama activating sexual hormone in plasma and reducing menopausal symptoms
2004/06	Acute toxicity test of maca extract
2004/09	Subacute toxicity test of maca extract
2004/11	Study of cat’s claw extract on anti-tumorous and immune recovery effect by SUMS.
2004/12	Study of therapeutic effect of combined herbal extracts of cat’s claw, guarana, ginkgo biloba on brain hormone secretion, memory improvement and Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis.
2005/03	‘Hybrid cat’s claw’ in softgel capsules launched, intended to help relieve pains in joints and prevent aging brain cells. ‘ Clean cut Yacon’, launched, intended to reduce blood sugar level
2005/09	Study of cat’s claw anticancer and anti oxidant effects
2005/09	Import and sale of organic extra virgin olive oil and rosehip cold pressed oils from Chile started
2006/02	Maca extract’s effect on anti fatigue investigated by Tokyo University of Marine Science

Latina, Inc. is committed to provide the food, nutraceutical and cosmetic industry and consumers as well with safe, prime quality and good priced products supplied by our best select processors in South America.

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