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Much has
been written about The positive effect of Red-Purple Lapacho (Pau
D'Arco) the The following article gives its background and discusses
the use and etTects this tea reportedly others |
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I drank the
tea daily for over a month and found it to have a very nice taste,
with no side effects The medicinal qualities vary according to
different people, but the tea appears to offer a safe and natural
alternative in conjunction with a good diet, for many ailments I have
been told thc Purple Lapacho has a strong medicinal quality . |
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T earns of
scientists from U.S. universities are searching the jungles and rain
forests of South America in search of plants, of which the leaves,
roots or barks may hold the secrets to preventing or even curing such
diseases as cancer, AID's, leukemia and asthma. |
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While some
scientists scoff at the idea that South American plants could cure
cancer or AIDS, others are well aware that the cure for scurvy was as
simple as eating citrus. Quinine, taken from the bark. of the South
American Cinchona tree is a medically accepted treatment for malaria.
People in various parts of the world still use the balk of white
willow trees to relieve pain and fever. Willow contain:; a chemical
that is converted by the body to a salicylate. It was not until 1853
that Charles Gerhardt, a French chemist, synthesized a salicylate in
the laboratory. His drug is now called aspirin. |
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NO SIDE
EFFECTS
Many of our
modem "wonder drugs" were first discovered in the leaves or inner
barks of plants and trees. After the healing compounds were isolated,
they were synthesized and are now produced in chemical laboratories.
Over the past 20 years, reports from doctors and
patients have indicated that this bark, when ingested ( usually in tea
form), has cured terminal leukemia, arthritis, yeast and fungus
infections, arrested pain, stopped athlete's foot and cured the
common cold. |
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Unfortunately, these man-made medicines often cause serious side
effects. Experts in herbal medicine believe that the secrets to
preventing and curing disease lie in the plant world. They say that
harmful side effects are rare in herbal medicine due to the natural
buffers which nature also included in the plants. |
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America lags
far behind other countries of the world in the knowledge and
application of herbal medicine. Herbalists believe that the regressive
regulations of the FDA, which forbid the advertising of the curative
properties of herbs, have literally kept the U.S. in the dark ages and
millions of her citizens suffering needlessly when inexpensive
medicinal herbs, which are known to be effective and are used
throughout the rest of the world against numerous diseases, are
readily available |
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One of the
renowned of the healing herbs is Lapacho. "Inc |
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inner lining
of the bark of either the Red or the Purple Lapacho Tree has been used
for centuries as an effective treatment for cancer and other dread
diseases. News of the benefits of drinking a lea prepared from Red or
Purple I,apacho has been widely reported. |
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South
American medical doctors who discovered Lapacho in the pharmacopoeia
of the natives were the first to experiment with it as a treatment for
cancer. Dr. Walter Accorsi reported that it "eliminated the pains
caused by the disease and multiplies the body's production of red
corpuscles". Numerous South American physicians tried Lapacho with
their patients and the claims of cures of cancer and other
diseases
became abundant.
North
Americans have been trying Lapacho tea for a few years now. Reports
that have appeared in various U.S. publications are both informative
and encouraging: Let's Live, February 1985 said. "Over the past 20
years reports from doctors and patients have indicated that this bark,
when ingested (usually in tea form), has cured terminal leukemia,
arthritis. yeast and fungus infections. arrested pain, stopped
athlete's foot and cured the common cold" And it "has been found to be
an effective analgesic, sedative, decongestant, diuretic and
hypertensive". The July 1985 issue of Vegetarian Times reported that Red and/or
Purple Lapacho "is currently being hailed for its effects on cancer
and candida... Traditional herbalists agree that it strengthens and
balances the immune system" and is currently used as a remedy for
immune system-related problems such as colds, flu, boils, infections,
and that "tests have shown it to have anti-malarial and anti-cancer
activities". Further, the article stated that drinking Red or Purple
Lapacho tea can combat infection, give great vitality, build up
immunity to disease, strengthen cellular structure and help eliminate
pain and inflammation...lt can be taken either periodically as a
preventive, or used consistently during an active infection."
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The
October 8, 1985 issue of Globe stated that "Lapacho, a proven
antibiotic, is often used in America to treat yeast infections,
but is touted in South America as a cure for cancer and other
diseases. The experts say it can also arm the body against viral
infestations like AIDS...". "Taking certain herbs is the perfect
health measure to protect yourself against AIDS," says Dr. Paul
Lee, former director of the Platonic Academy of Herbal Studies in
Santa Cruz, California. " AIDS researchers are keenly interested
in natural substances like herbs that enhance the immune
response", says Dr. Tom Baldwin, Associate Professor of
immunology .at the University of Texas Health Science Center. "We
have already identified plants that have effect, and there is
good reason to investigate further", he told Globe. The article
also indicates that a combination of Lapacho and Yerbamate is
especially effective.
The
Spotlight, June 8, 1981, lists 35 diseases which Red and/or
purple Lapacho has purportedly cured, some of the most notable
being "anemia, arteriosclerosis, asthma, bronchitis, cancer,
colitis, diabetes, eczema, gastritis, Hodgkin's disease,
leukemia, lupus, osteomyelitis, Parkinson's disease, prostatitis,
psoriasis, rheumatism, ulcers and venereal disease. The
malignant germs that cause all these diseases cannot withstand
the antibiotics this mighty bee secretes." |
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Researchers isolated a substance in Lapacho tea that apparently
contains a chemical chain, anti- tumor agent. Dr. Paulo Martin,
a medical researcher for the Brazilian government stated, "We
isolated a compound we called quechua from Lapacho and found it
to be a powerful antibiotic, with virus-killing properties.'.
Dr. James Duke of the National Institutes of Health and Dr.
Nonnan Farnsworth of the University of Illinois, both herbal
medicine experts, agree with Dr . Martin and are quoted as
saying: "Lapacho undoubtedly contains a substance found to be
highly effective against cancer." Some feel that one of the most
significant contributions of Lapacho tea is the elimination of
pain. Apparently this takes at least 3 days of drinking a quart
of Red or purple Lapacho tea each day, properly prepared. and
2-3 cups per day thereafter.
Tests
indicate that the toxicity of Lapacho tea is about l/IO that of
caffeine. The only reported side effect seems to be nausea
experienced by a few people when the tea is first used. This ~s
said to be a purging effect, and that once the poisons are
purged from the body the nausea goes away. Many cancer patients
who have used Lapacho were also receiving medical treatment, and
it appears that Lapacho can be used successfully in conjunction
with ongoing medical therapy. Some report that the tea appeared
to increase effectiveness of chemotherapy with a parallel
decrease in deleterious side effects when Lapacho tea is used. |
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One
question that has stumped researchers is why Lapacho is so very
beneficial to some people and for -some others has no observable
results. Possible answers range from the chemical interaction of
the Lapacho tea inside the body to using adulterated Lapacho
bark or even bark from the wrong Lapacho tree. The old Roman
phrase, caveat emptor--let the buyer beware, is applicable when
buying
.Lapacho,
Pau d'arco or Taheebo. As with many newly discovered helpful
treatments, Lapacho is being marketed and used, often without
appropriate background information. Unscrupulous suppliers have
found it very profitable to grind up both the inner and
worthless, bitter outer bark, and sometimes the entire tree,
often without regard as to whether or not it was the correct
Lapacho tree. This adulterated or even worthless material is
shipped to unwary American packagers and is sold to the public
as Pau d'arco, Taheebo, Ipe Roxo or Lapacho. Fortunately, there
is also very high quality Lapacho in the United States. The
challenge facing the consumer, in order to achieve maximum
effectiveness, is to know which of all the brands available is
truly 100% inner lining of the Red or Purple Lapacho Tree.
While
there are numerous varieties of Lapacho trees in South America,
only the inner lining of the Red and Purple Lapacho Tree has
known medicinal value. It is this inner lining (or phloem) which
carries nutrients made by the leaves to other parts of the tree
and is, with the cambium layer (where all the new cells are
produced) the "life" of the tree. |
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Excerpted from Health Store News, January 1987, Vols. 3 and 6. |
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