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Pau D'Arco Tincture (Tabebuia avellanedae)2 oz bottle. Pau d'Arco has been used as a traditional medicine for more than 1,500 years, and multiple studies have substantiated the use of this wonderful herb to accelerate the healing skin wounds and to protect against infection. It is considered to be a powerful anti-inflammatory and antibiotic, and reputed to possess potent antiviral and antifungal properties. It has been used by herbalists as a treatment against viral infectons, yeast infections, herpes simplex, gonorrhea, athlete's foot, warts, syphillis, venereal disease and vaginitis. It has also shown to be an effective remedy for parasites and may also ease the discomforts of inflammatory bowel disease. And, herbalists have used the extracts worldwide for combatting cancer, lupus, diabetes, eczema and psoriasis.
Pau D' Arco Tincture: Also Known as: Tabebuia impetiginosa, Tabgebuia avellanedae, Lapacho, and Taheebo:
One of the best known, but least understood, herbs from the Amazonian rain forest, pau d'arco is a key ingredient in the tribal medicine chest. The pau d'arco tree is a huge canopy tree that grows up to 125 feet high, with pink to violet colored flowers. Its history of use is thought to go back to the Incas, and several tribes have been using it to make bows for centuries. Several native names in fact mean bow stick or bow stem. Usually used as a tea, or tincture and may be taken in water with a little lemon juice so tannin's can be absorbed through the colon. As a health food supplement, it can be found to have antiviral qualities, as well as possessing the ability to strengthen the immune system, particularly after it has been weakened by disease. In this way, it is currently being tested in treating and aiding in the recovery from AIDS and CANCER. Pau d`Arco has also long been a known treatment for Candida and other fungus and other skin disorders. Herbal lore has also shown that Pau d`Arco has been useful in treating polio, influenza, arthritis, diabetes, liver disease, and venereal and rheumatic disorders. |