Pau d'Arco

Pau d'arco bark

Pau d’Arco is the inner bark of Tabebuia impetiginosa, the Lapacho tree, and a few other trees in the same genus. It is also known as Taheebo or Lapacho. Pau d’Arco is widely used in the traditional herbal medicine of South America. It has become famous thanks to its anti-cancer properties. Modern scientific research confirms many of its traditional properties. Pau d’Arco bark is usually administered as a liquid extract (tea) or a tincture or in capsule form.

Health benefits and main uses of Pau d’Arco:

• Medication for candida, thrush, yeast infection and other similar fungal infections (lapacho may be administered internally or topically)
• Treatment of cancer
• Medication for cold, flu, and viral or bacterial upper respiratory tract infections
• Stomach ulcer
• Sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea
• Psoriasis and other skin infections

Properties and effects validated by scientific research:

anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasiticidal, anti-viral, analgesic and against malaria.

Other properties validated through traditional usage:

Anti allergenic, anti ulcer, anticoagulant (blood thinning), anti dysentery, antioxidant, anti-rheumatoidal, as an antidote for snake poison, as an astringent, cardiotonic (strengthening the heart muscle), as a liver tonic, as a stimulant of the immune system.

Other names for Pay d’Arco: Taheebo, Lapacho, La Pacho, Tahuari.