The Powers of the Taheebo Tree (Pau d' Arco)

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The Powers of the Taheebo Tree

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Jun 15, 2004 11:02 PDT

 

The Powers of the Taheebo Tree (Pau d'Arco)

Doctor's Quotes and Statements

 

I found this article buried deep in the Internet and have no idea of

the author or source. It seems to have been posted in 1998 by a now

defunct site named Nature's Wisdom.

 

It does have original information and references not found

elsewhere. I include it here for your perusal.

 

Pau D'Arco; the Indians call it " Taheebo " , the Portuguese " Ipe

Roxo " , and the Spanish " Lapacho " or " Tabebuia " .

 

This fascinating herb is taken from the inner bark of the tall tree

called La Pacho. It is an ozoniferous plant, and grows only in the

mountains of the Andes, where there is ozone.

 

Ozone air is fresh, pure, and free from pollution, smog, exhaust,

smoke and pesticides.

 

Pau D'Arco has been used since the time of the Incas by the

Callaways, a traditional tribe or caste of healers, which flourished

before the Spanish and Portuguese invasion in the early 1500's.

 

During the past 400 years, these traditional healers have

occasionally seen and ministered to white men, but the tree whose

miraculous inner bark they used was not officially " discovered "

until about 20 years ago by two health practioners Teodoro Meyer,

M.D. and Prats Ruiz, M.D.

 

Dr. Teodoro Meyer, Professer of Botany and Plant Geography of the

National Unoiversity of Tucuman in Argentina, found the inner bark

to

possess a wide range of properties.

 

Dr, Meyer states Pau D'Arco is " analgesic, sedative, decongestant,

diuretic, and hypotensive " . Such properties have justified its use

for many different ailments.

 

Recently a new use has been found for Pau D'Arco which may allow

thousands of allergic and chemically sensitive people to live more

comfortable lives.

 

Researchers have discovered that the Pau D'Arco tree is the only

type of vegetation known that will not permit the development of

fungus,

Most plant life when exposed to water and weather become covered

with spores which lead to fungus formation.

 

This doesn't occur with Pau D'Arco.

The tree has an uncommon resistance.

 

This discovery has led to an experimentation on people who have

yeast or

mold allergy, the assumption being that these same properties may

discourage Candida Albicans {a common yeast} long suspected to be

the causative factor in food allergy.

 

Another researcher, Dr, Robert Owens, has found Candida Albicans to

be correlated with " Chemical Hypersensitivity and other

immunological-related disorders. "

 

The hope has been raised that not only might Pau D'Arco control the

yeast and mold allergy, but also many other sensitivities as well.

 

Dr. Jeffrey Andersen, M.D., a Mill Valley, California health

practitioner, treated a woman with a difficult yeast infection. " Two

hours after using the tea as a douche the vaginal yeast infection

was

cleared up nicely, " he says.

 

Dr. Anderson's patients now begin drinking Pau D'Arco tea-1/2 to 1

cup tea per day, increasing to a maintenance dose of 4 cups per day

in approximately 1 month.

 

Those who are using Pau D'Arco report that sometimes the symptoms

become worse initially, This is attributed to " yeast die-off. " The

theory is that as the yeast die and are filtered into the

bloodstream they cause allergic reactions.

 

These reactions last only a short time.

 

Phyllis Saifer, M.D., a clinical ecologist from Berkeley, reports

good results from members of the Environmental Illness Association

who are now using Pau D'Arco. Two members who previously experienced

incapacitating cerebral symptoms now claim to be in good health with

few

or no remaining symptoms.

One of the victims had been taking 16 Nystatin pills (an anti-yeast

medication) daily.

 

Dr. Walter Accorsi, doing clinical studies at the Municipal Hospital

Santo Andre, said: " From my first experiments with Pau D'Arco, I

learned two important things that greatly encouraged me in regard to

cancer:

first it eliminates the pain and second,

it multiplies the amount of red corpuscles. "

 

The Cancer Institute has this report in " Cancer Chemotherapy

Reports " Part 2, Vol. 4, No. 4, Dec. 1974:

" More recently Pau D'Arco contains Quechua, a substance found to be

a powerful antibiotic with virus-killing properties. "

 

Clinical studies showed that Pau D'Arco has no contraindications, no

incompatabilities, and has been proven to be non-toxic.

 

 

OTHER COMMENTS

 

Dr. Norman Farnsworth of the University of Illinois confirms the

claims that Pau D' Arco contains a substance that is highly

effective against cancers.

 

While many herbs are credited with properties that stop cell growth,

Pau d'Arco contains compounds which seem to attack the " cause " of

the disease.

 

Dr. James Duke of the National Institute of Health (NIH) agrees that

Pau D'Arco undoubtedly contains a substance found to be highly

effective against cancers.

 

John Heinerman, a medical anthropologist who specializes in the

study of herbal medicines, says,

 

" It sounds too good to be true, but it seems to have earned for

itself considerable merit in the successful treatment of most forms

of cancer, diabetes, and certain other debilitating diseases... "

 

R.C. Pilsner, D.Sc. and licensed nutrition specialist, writes,

 

" Being a biochemist, I have researched and analyzed many elements

for their nutrient value and their peculiar selective actions

on...organs and tissues. "

 

Pilsner has discovered that certain herbs emit an ultraviolet wave

known as Gurwich rays.

 

These rays stimulate cell metabolism and the body's own ability to

rejuvenate itself. He believes that herbs emitting the Gerwich rays

include Pau D'Arco.

 

Pilsner has subjected Pau D'Arco to rigorous laborotory tests and

recommends daily use of Pau D'Arco tea as a nutritional supplement.

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