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Lapacho Tea Benefits

Lapacho, which is also referred to as pau d'arco, is an evergreen tree that is native to South America. The inner bark and wood of the tree has been used medicinally for centuries and it is dried and sold as a tea today, for a variety of health purposes. As with any herbal product, consult your health-care practitioner before attempting to self-medicate with lapacho.

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Active Ingredients

The active constituents of lapacho are thought to be the two compounds lapachol and beta-lapachon, as well as their derivatives. Lapachol and beta-lapachon appear to demonstrate anti-inflammatory, antimalarial and immune-modulating activity. The University of Maryland Medical Center states that lab tests suggest that they also have antimicrobial properties and may therefore help to kill bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. Lapacho tea also demonstrates antioxidant activity and may help to prevent free radical-induced damage to your cells and DNA.

According to “Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database,” alternative medicine uses lapacho tea as a general health “tonic and blood builder.” People also use the tea to help treat cancer, diabetes, allergies, gastritis, liver ailments, asthma, bronchitis, cystitis, hernias, chlorosis, fever, warts and smoker's cough. One peer-reviewed, study, from the December 2012 issue of "Phytotherapy Research," found that lapacho tea helped control blood triglyceride levels in rats. Lapacho is also used to help reduce pain and treat inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, prostatitis and rheumatism. In addition, the tea is purported to promote the healing of boils, ulcers and other wounds. These uses are based largely on anecdotal reports and historical use however, and not on solid scientific evidence.

Infectious Disorders

Due to its antimicrobial properties, lapacho tea is used in alternative medicine to treat a variety of infectious disorders including Candida yeast infections, infectious diarrhea, bladder infections, herpes simplex virus, parasitic infections such as schistomiasis and ringworm; gonorrhea, syphilis and brucellosis. In addition, people drink lapacho tea to help treat viral respiratory infections including the common cold, flu and swine flu. More research needs to be done to confirm the efficacy of lapacho tea for these purposes, however.

Precautions

When consumed at recommended doses, lapacho tea is unlikely to cause side effects, but anemia, nausea, diarrhea and dizziness have been reported. Excessive amounts of lapacho tea, exceeding 1.5 g of bark and wood per day, may cause bleeding and vomiting. Lapacho may have anti-clotting properties, and it may therefore have an additive effect with anticoagulant drugs and increase the risk for bleeding. It may also increase the risk for hemorrhaging in post-surgery patients and “Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database” recommends stopping the use of lapacho two weeks before any surgical procedure. Finally there is currently insufficient reliable evidence regarding the safety of lapacho tea for pregnant women, and they should only drink it under the recommendation of a qualified health-care practitioner.

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Herbal Remedies for Immunity

Pau d'arco or Lapacho (Tabebuia avellandedae, T. impetiginosa)

Pau d'arco or Lapacho, a South American herb, is a great immune system stimulant. It holds great promise for the treatment of cancers, such as leukemia, and of Candida and other troublesome infections. The medicinal part of the tree is the bark, specifically the inner lining of the bark, called the phloem.

The active ingredient of lapacho is called lapachol. Lapachol is one of a number of plant substances known as napthaquinones (N-factors). Anthraquinones, or A-factors, comprise another important class of compounds. It is very rare to find both N- and A-factors in the same species. Scientists have proposed that many of the remarkable properties of lapacho may be traced to the probable synergy between A- and N-factors.

Pau d'arco also contain ingredients such as: quercitin, xloidone and other flavonoids. These contribute to its effectiveness in the treatment of tumors and infections.

Lapacho is useful for the treatment of fevers, infections, colds, flu, syphilis, cancer, lupus, diabetes, Hodgkin's disease, Parkinson's disease, osteomyelitis, respiratory problems, skin ulcerations and boils, dysentery, psoriasis, gastrointestinal problems of all kinds, debilitating conditions such as arthritis and prostatitis, and circulation disturbances. (1)

According to Daniel Mowrey, author of Herbal Tonic Therapies, "Lapacho's use in many ways parallels that of echinacea in North America and ginseng in Asia, except that its actions appear to exceed them both in terms of its potential as a cancer treatment."

Lapacho has become a standard form of treatment for some kinds of cancer throughout Brazil. It had been successfully used in Paraguay to treat leukemia. It is a proven antiviral substance. Its potential use in treating AIDS is now being investigated.

Pau d'arco and Cancer

Proponents of lapacho says that it is one of the most important anti-tumor agents in the entire world. It has been found especially useful in the treatment of leukemia.

Lapacho is believed to stimulate the production of red blood cells in bone marrow. This improves the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. This, in turn, has important implications for the health of tissues throughout the body.

For maximum benefit, take the whole herb of lapacho, rather than the active ingredient separately. Lapachol, the active ingredient in lapacho, when used alone, was found to precipitate severe side reactions. When the whole herb was given, it produced clinical anticancer effects without the toxic side effects.(2,3)

Using the wood of the plant, several researchers have studied the effects of lapachol, alpha- and beta-lapachone and xyloidone on experimental cancer. As high as 84 percent inhibition was observed on Yoshida' s sarcoma, and no toxicity was found. (1)

In one clinical study, South American researchers administered lapachol to patients with various forms of cancer, including adenocarcinoma of the liver, breast and prostate, and squamous-cell carcinoma of the palate and uterine cervix. Taken orally, the substance resulted in temporary reduction of all conditions and in significant reduction in pain. Duration of treatment was anywhere from 30 to 720 days, with an average of about two months.

Antioxidant effect of Pau d'arco

In vitro trials show definite inhibition of free radicals and inflammatory leukotrienes by lapacho constituents. This property might underlie the effectiveness of lapacho against skin cancer, and its observed anti-aging effects.

Antioxidants, or free-radical scavengers, have emerged as premier candidates for the role of healers and disease preventers. Among the anti-oxidants few have greater potency than lapachol.

Antimicrobial/ antiparasitic effects of Pau d'arco

One of the strongest actions of lapacho is against viruses. The range of viruses inactivated by lapacho extends from those that cause the common cold to those that are responsible for AIDS.

Pau d'arco has been shown to actively inhibit, kill or stunt the growth of several dangerous viruses and bacteria. (4-6 )

Lapachol ( and N-factors it contains) were among the most promising antimalarial substances known, according to a review conducted in 1948. Lapacho's immunostimulating action is due in part to its potent antimicrobial effects.

Lapacho is highly toxic to many kinds of cancer cells, viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and other kinds of microorganisms. However, it appears to be without any kind of significant toxicity to healthy human cells. (1)

Most of the observed side effects of taking Pau d'arco were observed when isolated lapacho constituents were administered. These are: nausea and anticoagulant effects in very high doses, a tendency to loosen the bowels, and diarrhea in very high doses. No such side effects were detected when the whole herb was consumed at the recommended doses. The FDA gave lapacho a clean bill of health in 1981.

Other observed side-effects were:

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Significant rises of metabolic and protein toxins in the bloodstream.

These, however, diminish with time. Scientists think that lapacho initiates an immediate cleaning up effect on the body's cells. Once the cells are cleaned, the signs of toxicity disappear. Many herbal tonics show this behavior in cleaning our bodies of excess toxins.

1. Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph. D., Herbal Tonic Therapies, Wings Books, New York, 1996

2. Linardi, M.C.F., et. al., J. Med. Chem., 18, 1159, 1975

3. Hartwell, J.L., et. al., Adv. Pharmacol. Chemother., 7, 170, 1969.

4. Lagrota, M. et al. "Antiviral activity of lapachol." Rev. Microbiol., 14, 21-26, 1983.

5. Gilber, B., de Souza, J.P., Fascio, M. et al. "Schistosomiasis. Protection against infection by terpenoids." An. Acad. Brasil Cienc., 42(suppl), 397-400, 1970.

6. Schaffner-Sabba, K. et al. "B-lapachone: synthesis of derivates and activities in tumour models." J. Medicinal Chem., 27, 990- 994, 1984.

Purple Lapacho:

Ancient Herb, Modern Miracle

Into the Light

This pamphlet attempts to explain the meaning behind the stack of research that has been published concerning the anti-cancer, antiviral and other properties of the South American herb known as Lapacho. While a much larger volume could be written about the empirical data that has been collected around the world on the almost unbelievable properties of this plant, my chief concern is with the experimental, medical and clinical data that bears a more certain scientific aura.

One of the last great, but largely untapped, reserves of natural resources on the face of the earth is South America. The herbal medicines that abound on this continent have been largely denied to the rest of the world; the inaccessibility of the great forests, combined with a general lack of interest, have kept the secrets of the region shrouded in darkness. Africa is a continent of light by contrast.

Efforts to increase the availability of South American herbal remedies have been extremely arduous and difficult. Only with great effort are we able to bring together all the resources necessary to successfully identify, harvest and export such plant materials. Much material coming into the U.S. from its southern neighbors has been falsely identified, or adulterated, or harvested incorrectly. Rare is the importer who even knows what to look for.

Nowhere have these difficulties been more apparent than in the marketing of lapacho. Lapacho (Tabebuia avellandedae, & T. impetiginosa) comes from the rain forests and mountains of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. We have known about this plant for almost 100 years, yet efforts to import medicinally active lapacho have failed more than they have succeeded. In spite of the difficulties, the interest remains extremely high, because this plant holds great promise for the effective treatment of cancers such as leukemia, candida and other troublesome infections, debilitating diseases (including arthritis), as well as a host of other complaints.

Anyone familiar with the recurring ginseng and goldenseal fiascos will appreciate the similar state of affairs that exists in the business of lapacho. In fact the chances of obtaining good quality ginseng and goldenseal in American health food stores are greater than the odds of obtaining good quality lapacho. A vast majority of commercial lapacho is void of significant activity. The reason is primarily lack of quality control at every stage of the enterprise; gatherers, unaware as to which parts of the plant contain the active material, harvest all parts of the plant; curers, unaware of the traditional lapacho curing practices, make assumptions that are more often wrong than right; shippers pay little attention to protecting the material from the hazards of transportation; manufacturers, unaware of what constitutes really good lapacho (having never bothered to go to South America and have a look), don't have any idea how to set up quality control or standardization practices that guarantee activity.

You must exercise extraordinary care in your purchases of lapacho, and buy only when you have ascertained the expertise of the manufacturer. Generally speaking, the best lapacho will be obtained from manufacturers specializing in this herb.

DESCRIPTION

Lapacho is an evergreen tree, with rosy colored flowers, belonging to the Bignonia family. Nearly 100 species of lapacho trees are known, but only a few of these yield high quality material, and it takes extremely skilled gatherers to tell the difference. (Half or more of the battle involved in bringing high quality lapacho to the marketplace is finding and retaining qualified gatherers.) The medicinal part of the tree is the bark, specifically the inner lining of the bark, called the phloem (pronounced floam). The use of whole bark, containing the dead wood, naturally dilutes the activity of the material. Lapacho is also known by the Portuguese name of Pau D'Arco, and by tribal names such as Taheebo and Ipe Roxo.

Some texts distinguish between Lapacho colorado (red lapacho-ipe roxo) (scarlet flowers) and Lapacho morado (purple lapacho) which grows in cooler climates such as high in the Andes, and high places in Paraguay. Recent evidence suggests that these two varieties of lapacho possess superior medicinal properties, with a slight bow going to the purple as the best of all.

CONSTITUENTS

Most of the chemical analyses of lapacho have been performed on the heartwood of the tree, rather than on the phloem, or inner lining of the bark, which is used medicinally. It is unclear why this has occurred. One reason may be that the heartwood contains enough quantities of a couple of important constituents, mainly lapachol and tabebuin, to satisfy current research interests. Once the therapeutic activity of those constituents has been thoroughly investigated, perhaps researchers will turn their attention to the phloem. Until then, it is probably safe to assume that the living bark contains a similar set of active constituents as the heartwood plus some others that make it more effective and would account for the living bark's greater popularity as a folk medicine. Traditionally, as anyone who chooses to examine the herbal literature of the world can verify, it is the living bark of a plant, especially a tree or shrub, that is used medicinally--not the heartwood. The reason is simple: the nutrients and representative families of chemical substances used to sustain the life of the tree are found in greatest concentration in the cambium layer and phloem of the living bark.

The life processes of a mature tree are carried out in the thin corridor lying between the outer bark and the inner heartwood. Pull the bark off a tree and you will notice moist, very thin layers of tissue that seem to shred when picked at with the hands. This is the cambium layer. Its purpose is to create new tree tissues, such as phloem, through cell division. The newest, youngest phloem cells are just outside the cambium. As new phloem is added, older cells are crushed and pressed into the bark. Younger, newer cells added to the inside of the cambium layer are called xylem. Newer xylem is called sapwood; older xylem is crushed and pressed into the heart of the tree. It is therfore known as heartwood. The actively conducting tissues of a tree are the thin layers of fresh xylem and phloem on each side of the cambium. The outer bark and heartwood are, essentially, inactive materials that only serve to provide strength to the tree. Indiscriminate combining of older, less active layers of bark and tree with the younger, living tissues results in a dramatic dilution of active principle and medicinal value. Yet it is a common practice.

Lapachol is just one of a number of plant substances known as napthaquinones (N-factors) that occur in lapacho. Anthraquinones, or A-factors, comprise another important class of compounds. The N-factors are not common except in herbal tonics. Seldom do both N- and A-factors occur in the same species. Several of the remarkable properties of lapacho may be due to a probable synergy between A- and N- factors.

Quercitin, xloidone and other flavonoids are also present in lapacho; these undoubtedly contribute to the plant's effectiveness in the treatment of tumors and infections.

The native Indians of Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and other South American countries have used lapacho for medicinal purposes for thousands of years; there are indications that its use may actually ante-date the Incas. Before the advent of the Spanish, the Guarani and Tupi-Nambo tribes, in particular, used great quantities of lapacho tea. In the high Andes, the Callawaya, the Quechua, Aymara and other tribes used lapacho ("taheebo" to them) for many complaints.

Lapacho is applied externally and internally for the treatment of fevers, infections, colds, flu, syphilis, cancer, respiratory problems, skin ulcerations and boils, dysentery, gastro-intestinal problems of all kinds, debilitating conditions such as arthritis and prostatitis, and circulation disturbances., Other conditions have reportedly been cured with lapacho including lupus, diabetes, Hodgkins disease, osteomyelitis, Parkinson's disease, and psoriasis.

It is used to relieve pain, kill germs, increase the flow of urine, and even as an antidote to poisons. Its use in many ways parallels that of the immuno-stimulants echinacea on this continent and ginseng in Asia, except that its action appears to exceed them both in terms of its potential as a cancer treatment. The Guarani, Tupi and other tribes called the lapacho tree "Tajy," meaning "to have strength and vigor," or simply, "The Divine Tree."

Modern Guarani Indians prefer the purple lapacho, but also use the red lapacho. And they use only the inner lining of the bark.

The use of lapacho may not be limited to tropical countries. A Yugoslavian scientist, Voislav Todorovic, claims that he has found evidence that the plant was used by the Vikings and the Russians. He also claims that a Russian chemist (in the late 1800's) manufactured a toothpaste that contained lapacho that was supposed to have been extremely effective in preventing tooth decay.

EARLY SCIENTIFIC WORK

Research on lapacho has been going on for a long time. E. Paterno isolated the active constituent, lapachol, in 1884. Inn 1896, S.C. Hooker established the chemical structure of lapachol, and L.F. Fieser synthesized the substance in 1927! So it would be a mistake to call lapacho a modern discovery./1/2/3

As early as 1873, physicians were aware of the healing action of lapacho. Dr. Joaquin Almeida Pinto wrote during that year, "Pau D'Arco: Medicinal Properties: prescribed as a fever-reducer; the bark is used against ulcers; also used for venereal and rheumatic disorders and especially useful for skin disorders, especially eczema, herpes and the mange."/4 Another early physician, Dr. Walter Accorsi, reported that lapacho, "eliminated the pains caused by the disease (cancer) and multiplies the body's production of red corpuscles."

However, the science of lapacho began properly with the work of Theodoro Meyer in Argentina who tried for decades with little success to convince the medical world of the value of lapacho for infections and cancer. Data from his laboratory are astounding in terms of the success rate observed when applying the herb in dozens of different kinds of cancer. Much of Meyer's work was primitive by modern research standards; most of it lacked adequate controls and statistical evaluation. But the sheer bulk of it is good evidence for the efficacy of lapacho. The Meyer era ended at his death in 1972, with the scientific world left still largely unconvinced of the usefulness of lapacho as a modern medicinal agent. Perhaps the most important thing Meyer accomplished, from a scientific point of view, was to bring lapacho to the attention of the rest of world, to extract the plant from the jungles of the Amazon, and announce, "Here is a folk remedy with great promise for all mankind."

Independent of Meyer, a physician in Brazil, about 1960, after hearing a tale of its miraculous curative powers, used lapacho to treat his brother who was lying in a Santo Andre, Brazil hospital, dying of cancer. His brother recovered, and the physician, Dr. Orlando dei Santi, began to use the herb to treat other cancer patients at the hospital. Other physicians joined the team, and after a few months, several case histories of cures were recorded. In the typical case, pain disappeared rapidly and sometimes complete remission was achieved in as little as four weeks.

Because of the work at the Municipal Hospital of Santo Andre, lapacho has become a standard form of treatment for some kinds of cancer and for all kinds of infections in medical establishments throughout Brazil. It should be noted that after the first reports of "miraculous" herbal cures appeared in Brazil, the national government ordered a blackout of any more public statements by doctors involved in the research. The silence was finally broken by Alec De Montmorency, who in 1981 published a lengthy review of the ongoing clinical work in Brazil. This report succeeded in stimulating worldwide interest in the plant.

In 1968, Dr. Prats Ruiz of Concepcion, Argentina, successfully treated three cases of leukemia in his private clinic. Some of these results were widely published and also helped to establish the popularity of lapacho among the "civilized" inhabitants of South American countries.

American physicians, of course, tend to look disparagingly upon the clinical evidence from backward areas of South America, preferring instead sanitized evidence from their own brightly lit laboratories. The weight of the South American clinical evidence has not been sufficient to cause widespread acceptance of the treatment outside South America, but it has stimulated research interest abroad. Pharmaceutical companies regularly screen lapacho for the presence of substances that could be the basis for new drug applications. As we shall see, however, no isolated component of lapacho comes anywhere close to being equal to the combined activity of all constituents, or, in other words, to the whole herb.

Drug Detox Observations. A common thread that runs throughout early and current empirical and clinical reports of lapacho treatment is the consistent observation that the herb eliminates many of the common side effects of the orthodox medications. There is no explanation of this action, but it is so often seen that one cannot easily doubt its validity. Pain, hair loss and immune dysfunction are among the symptoms most commonly eliminated

MODERN INVESTIGATIVE WORK

While scientific research on lapacho has been going on for decades, most of it is worthless from a medicinal point of view. Some of it, however, is very good, and has resulted in the isolation of several individual medicinally active constituents and in the analysis of their properties. The current interest in AIDS has stimulated renewed interest in lapacho since the herb is such an effective anti-viral substance.

The main problem with American research on the plant is the tunnel-vision with which the work is engaged. Without any understanding of the ultimate source of the plant's effectiveness, researchers routinely isolate what they think should be the active component and apply it is standard screening trials. The results of such research are sometimes positive, sometimes negative, sometimes strong, sometimes weak--always inadequate, by definition. It didn't surprise anyone that the trials performed by the National Cancer Institute were less than convincing. And it also didn't surprise anyone when that same institute rejected out-of-hand the highly positive results obtained by many non-American researchers who utilized different methods. The self-serving tendency of the American medical/regulatory establishment to accept only its own research is indulged by the rest of the world's scientific community with polite and somewhat amused patience, as they wait for America to grow up.

The following is a summary of some of the effects of lapacho and/or any of its constituents that have been validated by modern research:

1. Laxative effect. Regular use of lapacho will maintain regularity of bowel movements. This property is undoubtedly due to the presence of the napthaquinones and anthraquinones. Users of lapacho universally report a pleasant and moderate loosening of the bowels that leads to greater regularity without any unpleasant side-effects such as diarrhea.

2. Anti-cancer effect. The greater part of the basic research on lapacho, both in the United States and in other countries has dealt directly with the cancer question. Obviously, this issue is of great importance. Any tendency of lapacho to ameliorate the course of cancer should be made known to all persons likely to benefit from it. The absence of side effects makes lapacho a treatment of choice even in conjunction with standard forms of therapy. The user has nothing to lose and much to gain from the judicious use of lapacho. Naturally, any and all treatment of a cancerous condition should be done under the supervision of a qualified physician.

Some constituents or groups of constituents of lapacho have indeed been found to suppress tumor formation and reduce tumor viability, both in experimental animal trials and in clinical settings involving human patients. In addition, anecdotal data abounds to such an extent that to overlook its importance is to turn one's back on a potentially invaluable source of aid and health. Leukemia has proven particularly susceptible to the application of lapacho and several of its constituents. Some researchers feel that lapachol is one of the most important anti-tumor agents in the entire world.

"I had a large tumor in my brain. Traditional treatment produced only minor success. Then I began to use lapacho tea. After several weeks a CAT scan showed that the tumor was totally gone. The doctors couldn't believe it because they had classified my case as basically untreatable."

Part of the effectiveness of lapacho may stem from its observed ability to stimulate the production of red blood cells in bone marrow. Increased red blood cell production would improve the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. This, in turn, could have important implications for the health of tissues throughout the body. Also needed for oxygen transport by red cells is iron. This might explain the augmentation in lapacho's therapeutic properties when it is combined with iron-rich yerbamate, another South American plant; in fact, it is native practice to almost always combine these two plant species.

3. Anti-oxidant effect. In vitro trials show definite inhibition of free radicals and inflammatory leukotrienes by lapacho constituents. This property might underlie the effectiveness of lapacho against skin cancer, and definitely helps to explain observed anti-aging effects. Modern science has recently uncovered the importance of free radicals in the generation of many debilitating diseases, from cancer to arthritis. These molecules are even heavily implicated in the normal aging process. Reversing their action has become big business in world health circles. Anti-oxidants, or free-radical scavengers, have emerged as premier candidates for the role of healers and disease-preventers. Among the antioxidants few have greater potency than lapacho and other constituents of lapacho.

4. Analgesic effect. The administration of lapacho is consistently credited in reports issuing from South American clinics as a primary modality for lessening the pain associated with several kinds of cancer, especially cancer of the prostate, liver or breast. Arthritic pain has also been relieved with lapacho ingestion.

5. Antimicrobial/anti-parisiticidal effects. includes inhibition and destruction of gram positive and acid-fast bacteria (B. subtilis, M. pyogenes aureus, etc.5-8), yeasts, fungi, viruses and several kinds of parasites. Two troublesome families of viruses inhibited by lapachol are noteworthy: Herpes viruses and HIV's. Together, these viruses account for much of the misery of mankind. The anti malarial activity of lapacho spawned a great deal of research interest in the early decades of this century. A 1948 article reviewed the progress and indicated that the N-factors, especially lapachol, were among the most promising anti malarial substances known at that time. Lapacho's immunostimulating action is due in part to its rather potent antimicrobial effects.

"I began using yerbamate and lapacho tea about 3 mos. ago. I immediately experienced a surge of energy . . . within half-an-hour I was up dancing which is pretty amazing considering I've got MS and spent most of the Spring in a wheelchair. Within 2 days I noticed a lessening of pain and muscle spasms which was fantastic . . . my urinary, bowel and digestive functions have vastly improved . . . There is no doubt that the MS has greatly improved with the herbs as I quit using them for a week and all the old symptoms return. I start the tea again and they subside., I've repeated this scenario three times."

6. Anti-fungal effect. Lapacho is often singled out as the premier treatment for Candida or yeast infections. Lapachol, N-factors and xyloidone appear to be the primary active principles.9/10 By the mid 70's the list of N-factors that inhibited Candida albicans and other fungi had grown to several dozen.11-15

It would be misleading to categorically state that the N-factors in lapacho have proven antimicrobial and anti fungal activity in and of themselves. Studies have shown that the manner in which they occur in the plant must be taken into consideration. We know, for example, that anti fungal activity is lost when the N-factors are tightly bound to highly water-soluble or highly fat-soluble groups. It has not been clearly determined how the N-factors occur in lapacho.16

N-factors, obtainable from various chemical supply companies, have become favorite testing agents in government/university labs due to the rise in yeast infections resulting from increased use of cytotoxic drugs, corticosteroids, antibiotics and immunosuppressants.17-18

An interesting application has been reported in which toe and fingernail fungi infections are relieved by soaking these appendages in lapacho tea off and on for a couple of weeks.

7. Anti-inflammatory. The anti-inflammatory and healing action of lapacho extracts was demonstrated in a study in which purple lapacho extract was administered to patients with cervicitis and cervico-vaginitis, conditions resulting variously from infections (candida albicans, trichomonas vaginalis), chemical irritations and mechanical irritation. The lapacho extract was applied intra-vaginally via gauze tampons soaked in the extract, and renewed every 24 hours. The treatment proved to be highly effective.19 One wonders what might happen were the tampon method combined with the ingestion of strong teas.

The anti-inflammatory action of lapacho might also account for its observed tendency to reduce the pain, inflammation and other symptoms of arthritis. Anecdotal accounts of complete cures are even available. As yet virtually untested in research settings, the purported ability of this plant to reduce symptoms of joint disease may be ultimately validated and added to the growing list of benefits to be enjoyed by the daily ingestion of lapacho tea.

"I recently had a violent M.S. attack. I lost my balance, lost vision in my left eye and had excruciating pain in my left leg. I went to bed, took the anti-siezure medication and an analgesic. I drank about 1-1/2 quarts of lapacho and mate. Within 6 hours I was up stuffing turkey. Usually these episodes lay me up for weeks. I am convinced the lapacho and mate made the difference."

8. Other beneficial effects. Routine screenings have revealed several minor properties of lapacho that might occur if needed in certain individuals: diuretic, sedative, decongestant, and hypotensive, to name a few.

"I started drinking the red lapacho because I had read a testimonial letter that indicated that its daily use had been effective against the pain of arthritis. I was skeptical to say the least. Prior to drinking the tea I could not stand on a hard surface for more than 5 minutes because the pain was excruciating in my hip . . . Since drinking the red lapacho regularly I have been on my feet for two or three hours without pain. Now the doctor tells me the tissues in my hip are regenerating!"

Unfortunately, space limitations preclude a lengthy discussion of all the benefits of lapacho, but some of the major actions listed above require further elaboration as follows.

One of the strongest actions of lapacho is against viruses. The range of viruses inactivated by lapacho extends from those that cause the common cold to those that are responsible for AIDS. It has been shown to actively inhibit, kill or stunt the growth of several dangerous viruses, including herpes virus hominis types I and II, polio virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, avian myeloblastosis virus, rauscho murine leukemia virus, friend virus, and rous sarcoma virus. 20-24 Several other viruses are also inhibited by lapacho's N- and A-factors.

One N-factor, beta-lapachone, inhibits enzymes in virus cells that directly affect the synthesis of DNA and RNA. It is also a potent inhibitor of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, involved in RNA/DNA relationships. Once these processes are inhibited, the virus is unable to take over the reproductive processes of the cell and cannot, therefore, replicate itself and infect other cells. Such inhibition is a characteristic of most substances that are being tested for activity against AIDS and Epstein-Barr. The enzyme in question is a key to the action of retroviruses. These viruses, also known as ribodeoxyviruses or oncornaviruses, have been implicated in the development of several kinds of experimental cancers. Beta-lapachone is obtained simply by treating lapachol with sulfuric acid, and tests show that it has a unique method of action vis-a-vis the reverse transcpritase inhibition.25

"the yerbamate and red lapacho have made me feel more alert and awake, zesty, and happy, without the harmful side effects of caffeine; (they) increase virility and vigor."'

Note: Sulfurous compounds in some plants, especially yerbamate, when combined with lapacho might provide a catalytic base for the transformation of lapachol tobeta-lapachone, and hence increase the effectiveness of the lapacho. In this light it is interesting to note that native folklore teaches that yerbamate is a catalyst for lapacho; yerbamate becomes the foundation for lapacho therapy.

ANTI PARASITIC

Lapacho components have been intensively studied in terms of their action against two rather nasty parasites: Schistosoma mansoni and Trypanosoma cruzi, both responsible for considerable disease and misery in tropical countries. Lapacho was effective against both.26-28

Taken by mouth, lapachol is eventually secreted onto the skin via the sebaceous glands where it acts as a topical barrier, inactivating microorganisms soon after they contact the skin. Meanwhile, throughout the G.I tract, it is performing the identical function on the mucous membranes, preventing the penetration of parasites. The mechanism of action is not well understood, but is felt to involve the uncoupling of cellular respiration (see Cellular Mechanics Section), the stimulation of lipid peroxidation and super oxide production, and the inhibition of DNA/RNA biosynthesis.

Lapacho has been extensively investigated for potential anti-cancer activity. Even the National Cancer Institute has gotten in the act, but in their own typical way, they managed to drop the ball before achieving success. They restricted their investigations to lapachol, and once they found that this substance had side effects that offset its potential therapeutic benefits, they abandoned the project. The holistic practitioner readily perceives the fallacy of that approach, and is skeptical of applying isolated herbal constituents. As if in conformation of that skepticism, research that involved whole lapacho has produced clinical anti-cancer effects without side effects.29-30

Animal research in the United States made a gigantic stride forward when it was discovered that lapachol inhibited solid tumors (Walker carcinosarcoma 256 and Ehrlich solid carcinoma) and Ehrlich ascites cell tumors.31 Such research then took a gigantic stride backwards when clinical toxicity of lapachol prematurely ended these investigations.

One interesting line of research has shown that lapachol is more effective when ingested orally, rather than injected into the gut or into the muscles. These results contradict a substantial amount of research on orthodox drugs that indicates the superiority of injectable routes. What is the meaning of this anomaly? Could it be a sign that natural routes of administration (i.e., oral) are better suited for natural substances? The further removed from the natural state, the more active substances become when injected directly into the blood stream, and the less able the natural processes of the body are in dealing with them.

Using the wood of the plant, several researchers have studied the effects of lapachol, alpha- and beta-lapachone and xyloidone on experimental cancer (Yoshida's sarcoma and Walker 256 carcino-sarcoma). As high as 84% inhibition was observed on Yoshida's sarcoma. And no toxicity was found32

In one clinical study,33 South American researchers administered lapachol to patients with various forms of cancer, including adenocarcinoma of the liver, breast and prostate, and squamous carcinoma of the palate and uterine cervix. Taken orally, the substance resulted in temporary reduction of all conditions and in a significant reduction in pain. Duration of treatment was anywhere from 30 to 720 days, with an average of about two months. For example, one patient with liver cancer presented with a significant reduction in jaundice accompanied by other signs of improvement after eight days of therapy. These results were in close accord with results obtained by the same researchers in animal studies.34 One wonders what the administration of whole purple lapacho phloem might have accomplished in this setting; other lines of evidence suggest that even better results may have been obtained.

"During exploratory surgery it was noted that I had ovarian, stomach, intestine & liver cancer. I was told I had approximately 4 to 6 months to live. I made up my mind to fight. I went for chemotherapy, drank a quart of red lapacho tea, an ounce of aloe vera juice and took various vitamins daily. After 11 mos. the physicians could not believe what they found (no cancer). I continue to have regular check-ups and have proved to be a 'miracle case'."

A Note on Nausea: In the human study reported above, some patients dropped out of the experiment due to nausea. This is a common observation in some, but certainly not all, people who begin to experience the cleansing action of lapacho (and other healthful herbs). As toxins (and toxic medicines) and wastes are drawn out of the cells, or flushed out, or physiologically expelled from the cells, through the action of the herb, they tend at times to accumulate in the blood, lymph, lymph nodes, skin, liver and kidneys awaiting the opportunity to be expelled from the body. Backing up, they can, on occasion produce sensations such as nausea; the body may even try to rid itself of some toxic substances by vomiting. Not to worry. These transient signs dissipate once the toxins are moving freely from the body. They are a positive sign that the herb is working. Remember the body only has three basic processes for getting rid of wastes: lower bowel movement, sweating, urinating. The use of lapacho can so overload these processes in the early stages that discomfort may be produced.

"My wife was dying of cancer. She has a malignant tumor on her temple. The pain was so intense the doctors wanted to keep her sedated in the hospital until she died. We decided not to give up. For three weeks now she has been drinking purple lapacho tea. The tumor looks much better; it began draining and no longer looks so 'angry.' The pain is much less, and she can get up and move around the house. Our M.D. is impressed! . . . Now we have hope!"

CELLULAR MECHANICS

Every cell of the body requires oxygen and glucose to obtain energy for life-sustaining functions. The oxygen and glucose are subjected to a fairly complex metabolic process in the tiny energy producing structures in the cell called mitochondria. This process requires numerous enzymes and coenzymes. The oxygen and glucose are converted to carbon dioxide and water which are then returned to the blood. the CO2 is exhaled by the lungs (hence this metabolic process is often called "respiration"); excess water is eventually drawn off through perspiration or through the kidneys. During this conversion, several free electrons are freed up, which are immediately utilized by another pathway to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the energy currency of the cell--ATP is the molecule every cell is required to utilize, or spend, to obtain energy. The two paths--one for breakdown of glucose, and one for synthesis of ATP--are tightly coupled together. Should they become uncoupled, the cell can no longer obtain energy, and it dies. Such poisoning has acquired the name of "uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation."

Many agents have been found that uncouple oxidative phosphorylation; many of them resemble the N-factors in lapacho. In fact, it has been found that lapacho works like other benzoquionones, i.e., it uncouples the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation occurring in cancerous cells, but not in healthy ones.35 This selective killing (cytotoxicity) of tumor cells is what makes lapacho such a potentially valuable agent for the treatment of cancer.

One of the games science plays is attempting to discover at what point cellular respiration is broken up by chemical agents The components of lapacho seem to interrupt the process at several points, usually by inhibiting an enzyme or coenzyme that is required for the next step in the chain to occur properly.36-38 For instance, lapacho inhibits the proper functioning of ATPase, the enzyme that catalyzes the final step in the formation of ATP.39

Lapachol has also been shown to inhibit the amount of another substance required for cellular reproduction: uridine triphosphate.40 This molecule is the main source of substances (called pyrimidine nucleotides) that are required by cells in order to build DNA, RNA and most other important proteins of the body. Lapacho may actually block the syntheses of pyrimidines in cancer cells (by inhibiting the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase).41 The result would be certain cellular death.

There is also evidence that lapachol interacts directly with the nucleic acids of the DNA helix in cancerous cells.42 If such interaction, or bonding, takes place then DNA replication would be impossible. The result is also eventual death of the cell.

Finally, lapacho constituent beta-lapachone has been shown to weaken malignant cells, even to the point of cellular death, by stimulating a process known as lipid peroxidation, which produces toxic molecules.43

While there can be no doubt that lapacho is very toxic to many kinds of cancer cells, viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and other kinds of microorganisms, the substance appears to be without any kind of significant toxicity to healthy human cells. The side-effects mainly encountered, and usually with isolated lapacho constituents, are limited to nausea and anticoagulant effects in very high doses, a tendency to loosen the bowels, and diarrhea in very high doses. As indicated earlier, some nausea should be expected as a natural consequence of the detoxification process. The FDA gave lapacho a clean bill of health in 1981.

Some trials have indicated that lapachol has anti-vitamin K action. Other constituents have a pro-vitamain K action; it is likely, therefore, that the two actions cancel each other out (except possibly when one or the other is necessary--as one would expect from an herbal tonic).

Perhaps the most significant study on toxicity was published in 1970 by researchers from the Chase Pfizer & Co., Inc. Looking specifically at lapachol, these investigators found that all signs of lapachol toxicity in animals were completely reversible and even self limiting, i.e., over time the signs of toxicity decreased and even disappeared within the time constraints of the study. The most severe kinds of self-limiting side-effects they observed were an anti-vitamin K effect, anemia, and significant rises of metabolic and protein toxins in the blood stream. The diminution of these signs indicates that lapacho initiates an immediate "alterative" or "detoxification" effect on the body's cells. Once the cells are "cleaned up," the signs of toxicity disappear. This effect is quite common among herbal tonics.

HOW MUCH AND WHEN

Lapacho can be used periodically as a preventative during colds and flu season, or whenever the chances for infections are high. Experience has taught that lapacho is best ingested as a tea, one or two cups a day, morning and evening. Used in this fashion, it promotes the health of the immune system, helps prevent the onset of colds and flus, keeps the bowel healthy and may impart some of the other important therapeutic effects, including a positive effect on arthritis, pain, localized infection (e.g. candida) and systemic infection.

During periods of acute, active infection, lapacho should be administered several times a day in tea form. It is up to the individual to determine the optimum amount for him or her. It is not uncommon for a person's awareness of his or her personal health needs and requirements to increase dramatically when turning to a health-oriented, herbal approach.

"I was bitten by a brown recluse spider, but didn't know it for 3 days; it was finally diagnosed in an emergency room when the pain and swelling got so bad I couldn't take it any longer. An ointment was prescribed, but I used instead a compress made of two tea bags of lapacho, changed often. Relief was almost immediate. And, after 3 days, the doctor was amazed by the fact that all swelling and pain had disappeared, and new, healthy, tissue was growing back rapidly."

One of the best ways to ingest lapacho is in tea form, either with tea bags, or in a loosely cut and sifted, or "bulk" form. Using bulk presents problems of filtering out the fiber. The use of the South American "bombilla," a metal straw with a filter on one end, normally used for drinking yerbamate, neatly solves this problem.

Capsules are also available, but are not nearly as effective as the tea. One of the most intriguing routes of administration is the recent introduction to the marketplace of a mist that is simply sprayed into the mouth and rapidly absorbed directly into the bloodstream.

It is highly recommended by this author as well as folklore wisdom that lapacho be routinely combined with yerbamate. The reasoning, based on centuries of experience in these matters by South American natives, is that the yerbamate has an activating effect on the actions of lapacho. Yerbamate, of course, imparts a good deal of medicinal action itself, as discussed in my booklet: "YerbaMate: Unequaled Natural Nutrition."

CONCLUSION

Throughout the width and breadth of the earth there exist plants with the amazing ability to cure and prevent the ills of mankind when used with wisdom. They grow and blossom and concentrate valuable healing nutrients within their tissues. It is the obligation of animals and people to discover these properties and utilize them in the manner intended by the governing and organizing principles of nature. The search does not begin nor end in a research laboratory. It begins with the experimentation of simple people living close to the earth, who invest nothing in their search save the desire to live healthy, prevent sickness and cure disease. It ends when the rest of the world accepts knowledge so gained, and incorporates it into their own health system.

The need for scientific examination results in the accumulation of interesting and sometimes useful data; at its best it opens new avenues for effective application of the wisdom of the ancients. At its worst, it asks the wrong questions, obtains the wrong answers, becomes puffed up by its own importance, and gets in the way of man's quest for the discovery of nature's healing gifts.

Science and folklore need not clash. When they do, it is usually because the wrong questions were asked, the wrong answers obtained, the wrong materials examined, the wrong people involved. Lapacho currently finds itself in the middle of worldwide confusion. As data showing the efficacy of lapacho accumulates in some areas of the world, other areas continue to ignore basic sources of information; data gathered in such a vacuum disappoints the mind and obstructs progress.

We prefer to believe that lapacho, given enough time, will emerge into the full light of day, even from the dark and muddling laboratories of the United States, and will take its rightful place as one of the great healing herbs of the world. We prefer to believe that until then the herb will be immune to the dealings of dim and uninspired regulatory proceedings on bright continents. We prefer to believe that, in the end, the millions of lapacho users will prevail.

The material appearing in italic with quatation marks around it, throughout this report, was taken from actual letters in my files. Where necessary, the generic term "lapacho" was used in place of brand names.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Mowry is known primarily for his efforts to bring scientific data about herbal medicine to the attention of the American public. Toward this end he has published the books entitled the Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine, and Guaranteed Potency Herbs: Next Generation Herbal Medicine, which have become standard texts in the field.

Dr. Mowry is Director of the Mountainwest Institute of Herbal Sciences, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

NOTE: We do have references, however most of them are in Spanish. If you are interested, please let us know and we can send the list to you.

Lapacho: Ancient Herb, Modern Miracle is not intended as medical advice. Its intention is solely educational. Please consult a medical or health professional for medical advice

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The Harmful Side Effects of Lapacho

Lapacho is a name for the herb Tabebuia avellanedae, more commonly called pau d'arco and taheebo. It is promoted as useful for treating a variety of health problems and illnesses, including cancer; however, no scientific evidence verifies that it works, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Side effects are unlikely at recommended doses, but some serious harmful effects are associated with high doses. Taking lapacho or any other herbs should only be done with the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.

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Common Effects

Even low doses of lapacho can cause gastrointestinal side effects of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the American Cancer society. Dizziness and urine discoloration are other reported side effects.

Lapacho has blood-thinning effects and slows clotting. This can increase the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. Doses that might be useful for treating tumors would present a serious bleeding risk, explains the American Cancer Society. The Society says research stalled once this effect was discovered, and Canada has banned the substance. The risk is particularly dangerous for people with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders, or those who take medications with blood-thinning properties. Some of these medications include warfarin, heparin, aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen.

Allergic Reaction and Asthma

An allergic reaction to lapacho is possible. In addition, some people have experienced asthma when working in settings where they were exposed to wood dust of this plant, notes the American Cancer Society.

Active components in lapacho bark called naphthaquinones have anti-cancer properties, but this is because the chemicals are toxic, according to the University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center. The poisonous chemicals kill cancer cells in the laboratory, but the amount of lapacho a human has to take for the same effect is too toxic. Taking large doses may cause liver and kidney damage.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Dangers

Research with pregnant animals has found lapacho to be associated with birth defects and fetal death, according to the American Cancer Society. The anti-cancer properties affect rapidly dividing cells, including those in a fetus. Pregnant women thus should not take lapacho, and to be on the safe side, breastfeeding women should not take it either.

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Lapacho-Tee soll beim Abnehmen helfen

Für uns stellt sich natürlich die Frage: Handelt es sich hierbei wie so oft nur um leere Marketing-Versprechen oder kann man durchs Trinken von Lapacho Tee tatsächlich abnehmen?

Wir haben uns die Fakten genauer angesehen und alle interessanten Informationen rund um den angeblichen Wundertee zusammengestellt.

Inhaltsstoffe des Lapacho-Tee

Der Lapacho ist eine Baumart, welche in Südamerika heimisch ist. Lapacho-Tee wird aus der Rinde von Lapacho-Bäumen hergestellt.

Die Lapacho-Rinde enthält tatsächlich eine Vielzahl an wertvollen Mineralstoffen, Spurenelementen und Biosubstanzen:

• Mineralstoffe: Kalium, Calcium und Eisen
• Spurenelemente: Barium, Strontium, Iod und Bor.
• Biosubstanzen: Lapachol und Lapachon

Die Inhaltsstoffe verleihen dem Lapacho-Tee einen erdigen Geschmack mit einer Vanille-Note, der dem Geschmack des ebenfalls sehr beliebten Rotbusch-Tee ähnelt.

Wirkung des Lapacho Tee – Abnehmen und Heilwirkung?

Die Inhaltsstoffe Lapachol und Lapachon haben tatsächlich einen nachgewiesenen verdauungsfördernden Effekt. Lapacho-Tee regt die Verdauung und den Stoffwechsel an.

Der Lapacho-Tee ist damit jedenfalls eine Alternative zu Matetee und Oolong-Tee, welche ebenfalls einen anregenden Effekt haben. Im Gegensatz zu Matetee und Oolong-Tee enthält der Lapacho-Tee aber kein Koffein – was ihn zur Koffein-freien Alternative macht.

Die Wirkung eines Tees reicht allerdings nicht aus, um eine bemerkbare Kalorienmenge zu verbrennen. Daher kann man trotz der verdauungsfördernden Wirkung von Lapacho-Tee nicht mehr Kalorien essen, wenn man abnehmen will.

Trotzdem kann Tee trinken beim Abnehmen helfen: Denn Tee wie Lapacho-Tee hat jedenfalls eine hungerstillende Wirkung. Durch den Teekonsum wird ohne Hungern weniger gegessen.

Außerdem gilt der Lapacho-Tee allgemein als gesund, weil er zahlreiche wertvolle Nährstoffe enthält. Zudem wird dem Lapacho-Tee sogar eine Heilwirkung zugeschrieben. Dies geht bereits auf die Inkas zurück, die den Lapacho-Tee als Heilmittel einsetzten und den Lapacho-Baum als Baum des Lebens bezeichneten.

Nachgewiesen wirde bereits ein antibiotischer Effekt von Lapachol und Lapachon, der Pilze und Bakterien abtöten kann. Zudem wird eine mögliche Wirksamkeit gegen Krebs noch untersucht – hierzu fehlt bisher allerdings ein wissenschaftlicher Nachweis.

Kauf und Zubereitung von Lapacho-Tee

Lapacho-Tee ist im spezialisierten Teehandel ebenso erhältlich wie über einen Online-Teeversand. Zudem ist auch eine Bestellung bei Amazon möglich (siehe rechte Box).

Zur Zubereitung wird etwa ein Esslöffel der Lapacho-Rinde mit einem halben Liter kalten Wasser aufgegossen. Die Mischung muss anschließend rund 5 Minuten leicht gekocht werden, anschließend rund 15 Minuten ziehen lassen, dann abseihen und auf die gewünschte Temperatur abkochen lassen.

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haben Sie eine Idee, wie man den Lapacho Tee auch als

“IPÊ ROXO TINTURA” herstellen kann?

Dies gibt es in Brasilien zu kaufen, aber nicht hier in D.

Dieses Produkt ist sehr gut und hilfreich gegen Schmerzen.

Nein, da kann ich leider nicht weiterhelfen.

Ich weiss nicht, ob es sich dabei um diese Tinktur handelt, aber man kann ein Lapachotinktur ganz leicht herstellen, indem man einfach 70-100 Gramm Tee mit einem Liter hochprozentigen Schnaps ansetzt und 2-4 Wochen stehen lässt;

mehrmals durchschütteln bzw. umrühren, dann abseihen.

Im Internet nach Dosierung schauen, kommt auf den Zweck der Einnahme an.

Paar Teelöffel am Tag mit viel Wasser wird meist empfohlen. Habe das schon oft selbst gemacht, statt Tee, den ich nicht mag. Kuranwendung max. 6 Wochen, dann

mindestens 4 Wochen Pause.

Vielleicht hilft das weiter……

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LAPACHO - ÚŽASNÁ MEDICÍNA STARÝCH INKOV

Na liečebné využitie sa používa vnútorná kôra stromu Tecome lapacho (latinský názov - Tabubeia impetiginosa), ktorý rastie predovšetkým v amazonských pralesoch Brazílie a teplých horských oblastiach Južnej Ameriky, najmä v severnej Argentíny, Paraguaji a Bolívii. Dorastá do výšky 30m, dosahuje vek až 700 rokov a má nezvyčajne tvrdé drevo.

Lapacho odstraňuje toxické látky z tela, harmonizuje činnosť pečene a obličiek, podporuje trávenie. Má protiplesňové a antibakteriálne účinky, harmonizuje látkovú výmenu (napr. po chemoterapii), posilňuje činnosť srdca a harmonizuje krvný obeh. Pozitívny vplyv má aj pri liečbe leukémie. Eliminuje opuchy, odstraňuje usadeniny v krvnom obehu, normalizuje výmenu cukru. Prispieva k zlepšeniu stavu pri chronických ochoreniach (Parkinsonova choroba, reuma, skleróza multiplex), mierni bolesti hlavy a nervozitu. Lieči rôzne zápaly, ekzémy, psoriázu, rany a hnisavé lôžka. Pôsobí protizápalovo a pomáha regenerácii ciev i liečbe kŕčových žíl.

O ďalších účinkoch čaju Lapacho sa dozviete v našom článku kliknutím na odkaz: Všetko o čaji LAPACHO.

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Lapacho-Rinden-Tee bei Krebskrankheiten verwendet

Überraschenderweise hat man jedoch noch eine ganz andere Wirkung entdeckt, nämlich immunstimulierende Eigenschaften. Dieser Effekt zeigte sich bereits bei niedrigen Dosierungen, wie sie auch in einem normal zubereiteten Tee aus der Rinde vorliegen.

Bis heute hat man folgende Wirkungen entdeckt: Tonisierung, Vitalisierung, Stärkung der Widerstandskraft und Schmerzstillung .

Wie Prof. H. Wagner vom Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Universität München berichtete, eignet sich der Lapacho-Tee in der Prävention und Therapie von Erkältungskrankheiten als Folge eines geschwächten Immunsystems.

Die Anwendungsdauer sollte zunächst 6 Wochen betragen, dann folgt eine Pause von 4 Wochen.

Danach kann man sich den Tee nochmals 6 Wochen (täglich einen Liter) einverleiben."

Re: Lapacho-Rinden-Tee, insbesondere bei Leukämie

- Einen heilenden Einfluß auf Leukämie ausüben.

- Die Sexualfunktionen kräftigen und normalisieren.

- Migräne und andere chronische Schmerzzustände günstig beeinflussen.

- Hautausschläge (Psoriasis), Wunden und Eiterungen heilen.

- Entzündungen aller Art heilen helfen.

- Herz und Kreislauf kräftigen.

- Gesunden Schlaf fördern.

- Die natürliche Funktion der Schweißdrüsen ankurbeln.

- Einen beruhigenden Einfluß auf das Nervensystem ausüben.

entzogen worden so das der Tee nicht die gewünschte Heilkraft mehr hat.

( ob da mal wieder mal unsere Freunde dahinterstecken)

Sie können den Tee ( Apothekenqualität ) bei mir bestellen unter vitamin.b17@web.de

100g. € 3,75 Anwendungsbeispiele liegen dann der Sendung bei.

Erfolge mit Taheebo ( Lapacho)

7g Taheebo in 700ml/ Tag.. nach 2 Wochen Besserung..

150 Gramm Lapachorinde auf 1 Liter Wasser täglich

bei diesem nach/durch die Operation gestreuten Krebsgeschehen, den s.g. Metastasen und Mikromestastasen, wirkte also eine derartige Lapachotee-Hochdosierung ohne Nebenwirkungen bei einer wohl mindestens 3-wöchigen Tee-Einnahmedauer.

Lapacho-Rinden-Tee, Laborstudien als Krebsheilmittelbeweis

Diese Beweise lagen den Japanern auch an der Tokyo Universität vor und führten von dort zur gezielten Vermarktung des Taheebo-Tee's.

" PAU D'ARCO KLINISCHE TESTS

Klinische Laborstudien beweisen die Krebszellenzerstörung

Klinische Labortests wurden in den medizinischen Laboratorien an der Tokyo University durchgeführt, und am 2. September 1997 patentiert als United States Patent Nummer 5.663.197.

Menschliche Lunge Adenokarzinom VMRC-LCD

Menschliche Lunge Adenokarzinom SK-LU-1

Menschliche Lunge Plattenepithel-Karzinom

Menschlichen Doppelpunkt Adenokarzinom Schafe

Menschlichen Prostatakrebs LNCaP

Menschliche Plattenepithelkarzinom A-431

Menschlichen zervikalen Karzinom HeLa

Menschliche Cholangiokarzinom HuCC-T1

Maus Melanima B16 (M4)

Menschlichen malignen B-Zell-Lymphom

Menschliche chronisch myeloischer Leukämie K-562

Menschliche Pankreaskarzinom ASPC-1

Menschlichen Neuroblastoma IMR-132

Menschliche Harnblase Karzinom T24

Menschliche Renal Cell Carcinoma VMRC-RCW

Menschliche Magenkrebs NUGC-2

Menschliche Schilddrüsenkarzinom 8305C

Human Breast Cancer MRK-Nu-1

Menschliche berechnete HM-7

Menschliche Eierstock Karzinom TYK-nu

Menschliche Chorio-Karzinom BeWo

Menschliche Studien sind (deshalb) bis heute nicht durchgeführt worden.

Weshalb erreichen solche vielversprechende pflanzliche Heilmittel keine menschlichen Studienergebnisse?

Wir können nur spekulieren.

Es gibt mindestens 20 verschieden identifizierte Inhaltsstoffe, die sich in dieser bemerkenswerten Pflanze befinden . Wie in Walter Lubeck's Buch " The Healing Power of Pau d'Arco " angibt, gab es nicht nur einen einzelnen "Wunderwirkstoff" im Pau d'Arco, der für die guten Behandlungsergebnisse verantwortlich ist.

Aufgrund der fantastischen Wirkstoffkombination können selbst kleinste Mengen einzelner Wirkstoffe einen entscheidenden Beitrag zum Tumorwachstumshemmungsprozess beitragen .

Pau d'arcro (Lapacho-Rinden-Tee) Dekokt-Anleitungen

" Pau D'Arco Taheebo Recipes

Pau D'Arco Taheebo Tea is a house tea for daily consumption by all ages. To brew Pau D'Arco Taheebo Tea from pure Pau D'Arco bark:

Bring water to a boil, add tea, boil for 5 minutes.

Continue to slow boil an additional 15 minutes.

Use glass, porcelain or stainless steel pot.

Do not use aluminum or plastic.

For health maintenance consume 2 or more cups daily.

For ailment remedy drink 8 cups or more daily.

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? Dekokt: 3 bis 6 Eßlöffel Rindenstückchen auf 1 Liter kochendes, wieder auf 90°C abgekühltes Wasser, das Ganze bis zu 20 Minuten ziehen lassen und über den Tag verteilt trinken.

Other common name(s): lapachol, lapacho, lapacho morado, lapacho Colorado, ipe roxo, ipes, taheebo, tahuari, trumpet bush, trumpet tree

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Lapacho tee

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Red Lapacho (Tabebuia impetiginosa, syn. Tabebuia avellanedae), a canopy tree indigenous to the Amazonian rainforest and other parts of South America, has been acclaimed to be one of the “miraculous” cures for cancer and tumours. For the first time, during the 1960s, it attracted considerable attention in Brazil and Argentina as a ‘wonder drug’. Traditionally, the botanical drug is widely used in local and traditional phytomedicine, usually ingested as a decoction prepared from the inner bark of the tree to treat numerous conditions like bacterial and fungal infections, fever, syphilis, malaria, trypanosomiasis, as well as stomach and bladder disorders.

As early as 1873, biomedical uses of Red Lapacho (“Pau D’Arco”) were reported. In 1967 after reports in the Brazilian press it came back to the light of clinicians (and the public in general). The news magazine O’Cruzeiro started reporting “miraculous” cures in cancer patients in a hospital. Natural sciences interest in the plant also began in the 1960s when the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) systematically began researching plant extracts all over the world looking for active compounds against cancer and looked at Tabebuia impetiginosa in considerable detail.

Two main bioactive components have been isolated from Tabebuia impetiginosa: lapachol and β-lapachone. β-Lapachone is considered to be the main anti-tumour compound, and pro-apoptotic effects were observed in vitro. Some mechanistic studies on this compound's molecular effects have been conducted. The other main constituents isolated from Red Lapacho are also reviewed briefly.

The drug appears to be generally safe and one of the most important interactions of Tabebuia impetiginosa has been associated with interference in the biological cycle of Vitamin K in the body.

The botanical (drug) material available on the international markets seems to be of varying quality and composition, making a specific assessment of the products’ therapeutic claims problematic. This also highlights the need for appropriate analytical techniques, which are reviewed as well.

The bioscientific evidence for products derived from Tabebuia impetiginosa is insufficient and one of the core challenges of future research will be – based on the recognition of the drug's widespread use – to establish appropriate quality control procedures. Further research into the clinical effects and the pharmacology of chemically characterized extracts is also warranted.

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