Pau D’ Arco, also known as Taheebo, is an ingredient found in Morlife Herbal Tea.
Pau D’ Arco has the ability to dissolve all kinds of tumors in the human body. It works great in combating yeast infections and it also works great as a disease preventive. Pau D’ Arco is a wonderful blood purifier and it encourages improved digestion. It aids is the elimination of constipation.
Pau D’ Arco is an alterative, analgesic, anodyne, antibacterial, antibiotic, anti-diabetic, anti-dotal, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial , anti-neoplastic, antiseptic, anti-tumor, anti-viral, astringent, bitter tonic, blood purifier, digestive, diuretic, fungicide, hypotensive and parasiticide. The parts of the tree that are used in herbal healing is the wood or inner bark.
Pau D’ Arco caught the attention of some American researchers and the scientific community about 30 years ago. Because of the drug companies’ lack of interest in preventative health care, the research was very minimal. However the story is much different in South America. The inner bark of the Lapacho tree has been used medicinally by native South American people for centuries. [As a side note in South America Pau D’ Arco is always consumed in a liquid form and never in capsules or tablets.] Pau D’ Arco has been shown to help increase the production of red blood cells which carry the body’s oxygen supply and removes carbon dioxide from the blood stream. Scientists isolated an active chemical found in the bark, and termed it lapachol.
Pau D’ Arco was valued greatly by the Ancient Incas. It was brought to the attention of the early Portuguese by the South American Indians for its healing ability of Schistosomiasis . The flatworm that causes Schistosomiasis was prevented from entering the skin by the use of Pau D’ Arco. It is also an excellent blood purifier.
Pau D’ Arco is a large tree with smooth bark that is gravy in color and it produces papery grayish-green leaves that are divided into five to seven pointed leaflets which are ovate in shape. In the spring it blooms deep purple to rose-pink flowers with yellow throats which are then followed by cylindrical capsules.
Pau D’ Arco works great in the healing of skin disorders such as dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis. It works as a blood builder in diseases such as leukemia and pernicious anemia. Pau D’ Arco works as an immune enhancer to aid in fighting viruses like the flu, herpes and hepatitis. It also has the ability to stop pain that is associated with cancer according to ‘Natural Healing with Herbs’ by Humbart Santillo.
Pau d’ Arco is thought to eliminate toxins in the body and purify the blood, and it has anti-fungal properties. In an original weight loss research study performed in Chicago in 1992, I found that women’s chronic yeast infections cleared up promptly when Pau d’Arco was added to the formula. Pau d’Arco also has anti-inflammatory characteristics, making it useful in the treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Some researchers report its ability to increase red blood cell counts and eliminate some symptoms associated with cancer.
Pau d’ arco is also popularly known as taheebo. It is a tropical tree commonly found in Central and South America. It can grow to 150 feet in height and can be recognized for its broad evergreen leaves and large flowers of purple or pink. There are about 100 specie of pau d’arco and some of them also produce yellow and white flowers. Some botanical names of pau d’ arco include Tabebuia impetiginosa, Tabebuia avellanedae and Tabebuia heptaphylla.
Pau d’ arco possess the antioxidant quercetin. It also contains naphthoquinones – lapachol and betalapachone . These naphthoquinones are chemical compounds that can kill fungi, viruses, microbes and parasites. More to this, lapachol and betalapachone has also anti-inflammatory properties.
Pau d’ arco tea may not require a prescription but advice from a physician is necessary especially if the individual is taking an anticoagulant and anti-platelet drug ( e.g. aspirin, dipyridamole, clopidogrel warfarin etc.). Since pau d’ arco has a blood-thinning property, it can potentiate the effect of these medications. Reported adverse drug reactions from other anti-platelet, anti-thrombotic or anticoagulant drugs include bruises, nose bleed, skin pallor, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Finally, pau d’ arco tea is contraindicated with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
