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| Common Names |
| Pau D' Arco , lapacho, taheebo |
| Botanical Name |
| Tabebuia impertiginosa, various species |
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| BIGNONIACEAE Bignonia Family |
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The Mayans and Incas of South America regarded pau d'acrco as an important healing herb, but the scientific study is still very preliminary. There is a great deal of practical evidence, however, that pau d'arco can be used with success to treat colds, flu, sore throat, and yeast infections. Laboratory evidence suggests that the herb contains compounds that protect against tropical diseases, specifically malaria, schistosomiasis, and tropical fevers. The herb is added to ointments to treat psoriasis, and taken orally to relieve ulcers. Mountain Rose Herbs (2008-16-16) |
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Prep Methods :Can be mixed with other herbs to form a pleasant tasting tea, capsules of dried bark, or liquid extract. Pau d'arco tincture should be taken in water with a little lemon juice so tannins can be absorbed
 Remedies using Pau D' Arco
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| Yeast and fungal infections | | Extracts of the whole herb do appear to fight yeast and fungal infections, and early investigations displayed some promise against malignancies.. bottom line is that pau d'arco seems to be more promising for fungal infections than malignant cancers. 477
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) | | Liver and endocrine gland system | | Pau d'arco is an aid to the liver and endocrine gland system. Though a strong herb, it exhibits no harmful side effects and can be mixed with a variety of other herbs to make a pleasant tasting tea. 478
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| Many herbs imported from the the rain forests of South America are heavily contaminated with pesticides, so insist on organically grown and ethically harvested woods-grown pau d'arco. |
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Tabebuia impetiginosa trees are found in the wild of central to South American forests.
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 In the Portuguese spoken in Brazil, pau d'arco translates as "low tree". The inner bark is dried, shredded, and then boiled, making a bitter brownish-colored tea referred to as Lapacho or Taheebo. |
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