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Pau D'Arco A natural antibiotic and a powerful antifungal
We can be grateful to the Indians for a variety of herbal and natural medicines. Pau d'arco was used as medicine by the indigenous people of the rainforest. The pau d'arco tree is a deciduous evergreen tree that grows up to 125 feet tall and produces purple flowers, which explains why it is often called the "trumpet tree." It grows well in Peru and Argentina high in the Andes. It grows in the low-lying areas of Paraguay and Brazil. Its use dates back to pre-Inca history. The pau d'arco tree was used to make hunting bows and as medicine. The natives observed...
Pau D'Arco A natural antibiotic and a powerful antifungal
We can be grateful to the Indians for a variety of herbal and natural medicines. Pau d'arco was used as medicine by the indigenous people of the rainforest. The pau d'arco tree is a deciduous evergreen tree that grows up to 125 feet tall and produces purple flowers, which explains why it is often called the "trumpet tree." It grows well in Peru and Argentina high in the Andes. It grows in the low-lying areas of Paraguay and Brazil. Its use dates back to pre-Inca history. The pau d'arco tree was used to make hunting bows and as medicine. It was observed by the indigenous people that while the tree was still alive and even after it was felled, it never grew mold, mildew or fungi.
The Guarani and Topi Indians refer to the tree as “tajy,” which means “strength and vitality,” meaning good health. Tribal medicine workers peeled the tree's bark in long strips. They then separated the inner and outer layers and used the inner bark to make medicinal teas. Pau d'Arco contains crystalline oxygen in the inner bark, which is rich in iron, calcium, selenium, vitamins A, B complex and C., magnesium, potassium and sodium. These pau d’arco nutrients give it an antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effect that stimulates the immune system and fights diseases. Indigenous peoples of South America have used pau d'arco to treat malaria, anemia, colitis, respiratory problems, colds, coughs, flu, fungal infections. Fever, arthritis and rheumatism, poor circulation, skin disorders and sexually transmitted diseases.
Lapachol, a photochemical substance contained in the inner bark of pau d'arco trees, has been documented as an effective natural medicine for treating abscesses and tumors. However, for the treatment of conditions such as cancer, the amount of lapachol contained in Pau d'Arco required for effective dosage would be toxic if used as an exclusive treatment. However, it can be used with other cancer treatments. Pau d'arco is provided free of charge by the Argentine government to cancer patients and also leukemia patients because it has blood purifying properties and is known to reduce the pain caused by cancer and is treated due to the anti-inflammatory effects of pau d'arco.
Pau d'arco contains selenium, one of our body's natural defenses against yeast infections, both vaginally and as a topical skin treatment. The antifungal effect helps eliminate Candida. Its antifungal properties make it suitable for combating fungi that promote athlete's foot and other skin infections caused by fungi. It has also been shown to be effective in treating other infections such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, strep and dysentery. Pau d'arco has a cleansing ability and is therefore very useful for relieving intestinal infections, destroying parasites and restoring intestinal health. A number of infection-fighting substances known as napthochinones appear to destroy certain disease-causing bacteria without destroying beneficial bacteria. This makes it an excellent natural antibiotic.
As a preventive measure, pau d'arco has been shown to help build our immune system by stimulating disease-fighting macrophages. Pau d'arco has a high iron content, which helps eliminate waste, absorb nutrients and increase oxygen supply to needed areas of the body. It helps in improving hemoglobin and blood cells. It can therefore be used to relieve chronic fatigue. The blood purifying properties of Pau d’arco make it an excellent anti-allergy, anti-rhumatic, astringent and cardiotonic. It is also often used to balance high blood pressure. It helps tone, balance and strengthen the heart. Pau d'arco helps neutralize liver toxins, which assist the liver in its blood purification function. By improving the health of our blood and its blood flow, we significantly increase the effectiveness of our immune system.
Pau d'arco is very useful in treating and relieving colds, flu, herpes and hepatitis due to its antiviral properties. It is therefore an excellent alternative or synthetic prescription or over-the-counter cold and flu treatment that often only suppresses symptoms without actually curing the cause, or carries the risk of unwanted, sometimes harmful side effects such as drowsiness, etc.
With our concerns about the undesirable side effects of prescription antibiotics, i.e. destruction of beneficial bacteria or ineffectiveness due to bacterial mutation, we find an extremely effective natural antibiotic alternative in Pau d’arco. As with many natural remedies, pau d'arco has many general health benefits beyond its specific intended use. For example, when we use pau d’arco to relieve a cold, we also benefit from its cleansing effects on the blood and liver, fighting yeast infections, eliminating intestinal parasites, etc. We also benefit from its general immune-building properties when treating a specific health condition. Once again we benefit from the experience and wisdom of the indigenous people as they discovered and developed the use of pau d’arco, another powerful gift of nature, a natural antibiotic.