Pau D'arco Bark C/S (Tabebuia impetiginosa) 1 lb: K

This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Also called pink trumpet tree. Used as an infusion, decoction, extract, tincture, skin poultice and bath. Pau d’Arco is used internally as a tonic and immunosupportive, and exteranlly for skin support and inflammation. The common name Pau d’Arco is used to refer to more than one species of tree. Tabebuia heptaphylla, pink trumpet tree, is used the same way in herbal medicine as the closely related and chemically similar Tabebuia impetiginosa, purple trumpet tree. Lapachol, for instance, Pau d’Arco's most studied constituent, is commercially extracted from both the pink and purple trumpet tree. Native peoples in Central and South America have long used Pau D'Arco tree bark to treat many conditions. Pau D'Arco is a rich source of iron, which contributes to the elimination of wastes from the body and the assimilation of nutrients. Lapachol is known to support the immune system, and it also has antifungal, antibacterial and antibiotic properties. It has been used to treat immune deficiency disorders, cardiovascular problems and high blood pressure. The USDA's Phytochemical Database identifies lapachol as having a broad spectrum of immunosupportive activity, inclduing being anticarcinomic, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antiabscess, antiseptic, antitumor, antiviral, bactericide, fungicide and viricide. Besides lapachol, Pau d'Arco contains at least 20 other active constituents. It has clearly demonstrated broad clinical applications against a large number of disease-causing micro-organisms, which explains its wide array of uses in herbal medicine. Its action seems to come from increasing oxygen supply at the local level, destroying bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Several clinical trials have shown Pau d'Arco to be effective against various disease-causing microbes and fungi, including tuberculosis, pneumonia, Candida, Trichophyton, Brucella, Staphylococcus, dysentery and strep. Pau d'Arco also has demonstrated antiviral, anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is helpful against Herpes, poliovirus, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, malaria, and many inflammatory infections. http://www.naturalhealthnotebook.com/Herbs/Latin_Herbs/Genus-T/Tabebuia_heptaphylla.htm:: High doses of lapachol, however, can cause uncontrolled bleeding, nausea, and vomiting. Warns the renowned herbalist Christopher Hobbs, August 20, 1995, via CompuServe: 'My observations concerning contraindications [of Pau d'Arco] are that the extract or tea can thin the blood and increase susceptibility of spontaneous bruising. I've observed it in the clinic, and am almost certain that it was related to a woman who drank the tea for many months.' Most authorities, including Hobbs, agree that Pau d'Arco is generally safe for appropriate consumption, but warn against overindulgence. Appropriate consumptio