Ancient Herb, Modern Miracle(Lapacho,Taheebo,Pau d Arco)

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Ancient Herb, Modern Miracle

(Lapacho,Taheebo,Pau d Arco)

Dr. Daniel B. Mowry, PhD.

 

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.

 

 

Into the Light

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.

 

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, 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.

 

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.

 

 

FOLKLORE

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.

 

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 " .

 

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 in 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.), 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.

 

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 activitys 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.

 

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.

 

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. 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.

 

 

ANTI-VIRAL

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.

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.

 

" 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.

 

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.

 

 

CANCER

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.

 

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. 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 found.

 

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 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. 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.

 

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. For instance, lapacho inhibits the

proper

functioning of ATPase, the enzyme that catalyzes the final step in

the

formation of ATP.

 

Lapachol has also been shown to inhibit the amount of another

substance

required for cellular reproduction: uridine triphosphate. 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). 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. 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.

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TOXICITY

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.

 

 

Note on the Text

The material appearing in italic with quotation 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.

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PAU D'ARCO CLINICAL TESTS

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Clinical

Laboratory Studies Show Cancer Cell Destruction

 

This article will summarise the results of clinical research studies

conducted by the company, " Taheebo Japan Co., Ltd. " located in

Osaka, Japan. Clinical laboratory tests were conducted at Tokyo University

and other profession medical laboratories which culminated in the

issuance of United States Patent Number 5,663,197 on September 2, 1997.

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Taheebo Japan then produced and marketed a substance called " NFD "

which they marketed as a tea product and priced the product at $280.00(US)

per pound.

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This patent proves that constituents extracted from the Tabebuia

Avellanedae (Pau d'Arco) tree bark " remarkably inhibits the growth "

and " exhibits selective toxicity " of 23 specific types of cancer cells.

The

compound also " was found to inhibit the growth almost completely "

and " cause necrosis (death) " in 12 specific types of malignant cancer

tumors.

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Here are the 23 different types of cancer cells listed in the study:

 

Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A-549 Cells

Human Lung Adenocarcinoma VMRC-LCD

Human Lung Adenocarcinoma SK-LU-1

Human Lung Squamous Carcinoma

Human Colon Adenocarcinoma WiDr

Human Prostate Cancer LNCaP

Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma A-431

Human Cervical Carcinoma HeLa

Human Cholangiocarcinoma HuCC-T1

Mouse Melanima B16 (M4)

Human Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma

Human Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia K-562

Human Pancreatic Carcinoma ASPC-1

Human Neuroblastoma IMR-132

Human Urinary Bladder Carcinoma T24

Human Renal Cell Carcinoma VMRC-RCW

Human Gastric Cancer NUGC-2

Human Thyroid Carcinoma 8305C

Human Breast Cancer MRK-nu-1

Human Hepatoma HUH-7

Human Ovarian Carcinoma TYK-nu

Human Chorio Carcinoma BeWo

 

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Here

are the 12 different types of malignant tumors listed:

 

Human Lung Anenocarcinoma

Human Colon Anenocarcinoma

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Cervical Carcinoma

Pancreatic Carcinoma

Lung Carcinoma

Bladder Carcinoma

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Thyroid Carcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma

Ovarian Carcinoma

Chorio Carcinoma

 

 

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This patent was approved and obtained on the results of scientific

laboratory research studies. This study does not make any claims as

to

the results that may be attained when using the " NFD " product as a

herbal remedy for cancer. Human research studies have not been done

to

date. Why haven't human research studies on such a promising herbal

remedy been accomplished? We can only speculate...

 

Also, this study used only three of the constituents from the Pau

d'Arco

tree bark. There are over 30 different identified constituents that

reside in this remarkable herb. As stated in Walter Lubeck's

book, " The

Healing Power of Pau d'Arco " , " There wasn't just one

individual " miracle

active ingredient " in Pau D'Arco responsible for all the good

results.

 

Its extensive healing power originates in the totality of the

substances

contained within this plant, which we are completely justified in

calling unique, and their fortunate balanced state and harmonious

combination with each other. Because of the fantastic composition of

the active ingredients, even the smallest amounts of the individual

active ingredients can make a decisive contribution to processes like the

inhibition of tumor growth.

 

If the components are used in an isolated manner, much of their

healing power disappears and the excellent tolerance and harmonious effect

of the tea is often lost.

 

 

Medical experts speculate with me that Pau d'Arco tea, in its

natural state, is more effective than any form of a " processed " product.

 

 

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Click here to view U. S. Patent No. 5,663,197

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PAU D'ARCO TEA

TESTIMONIALS AND TRUE STORIES

 

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The original letter that tweeked my interest in the tea was written

in

February of 1991. My life long friend in El Cajon, California showed

me

this letter from his childhood teacher living in Rock Springs,

Wyoming,

written a year after her start in taking Pau D'Arco tea:

1. Dorothy Conley: Rock Springs, Wyoming

 

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for " You " . I have planned this

surprise

for sometime because I had longed to write you for so long...

 

.... So now I want you to know I am sending my love and deepest

appreciation for the special way you have touched me in my hour of

need.

 

 

When a Dr. (4 Drs.opinions) sends you home to die and say can have

as

little as one week to live, our priorities begin to spin! My 1st

challenge was acceptance followed by an attitude and faith (in big

doses)...

 

....Our priorities begin to juggle around real fast and the important

things in life are our relationship with the Lord, our family &

friends.

These are truly God's richest blessings. I hope that I have become a

better person because of my experience and your help through

the " Big C "

struggle.

 

I try to " Reach Out " daily to cheer or find someone hurting and

hoping

to make up in my small way what others have given to me, as you

carried

me through the lonely days.

 

I don't have time & I am too happy to dwell on the bad days. The

million

blessings easily overpower. These come from you, my pastor, and the

Pau

D'Arco Tea which has been regularly shipped free from my dear friend

Earl Anderson. What a friend!

 

" Today " -I feel great!- I have been given 365 days with 24 hours in

each

to use as I will. I don't know about tomorrow as none of us do, but

today is GOOD!

 

I have been asked to talk to High School Group and I will teach them

to

pray, forgive & love and to " Fight for a Miracle " because we never

walk

alone.

 

 

 

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In 1994, Dorothy Conley, with her son and daughter, drove from Rock

Springs to El Cajon to thank Mr. Anderson in person ...for saving

her

life...

 

 

 

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2. Wally Nilson: El Cariso Village, California

 

This is the story of Wally, my neighbor, who lives over the hill

near my

residence in El Cariso Village:

 

Several years ago I noticed my absentee neighbor, Marcel, was

sitting up

by his barn on the property next to mine. He was sitting with a

friend

enjoying the sunny day and chatting with his long time acquaintance.

I

drove up the road to say " Hello " as I always did when I saw him on

his

infrequent visits to the undeveloped property that he purchased many

years ago. He was sitting with Wally, our neighbor, who has operated

his

heavy equipement business for too many years to recall. I knew Wally

and

had used his services to clear portions of my property from time to

time. I was shocked to see Wally in the decimated condition that he

was.

It was obvious to me that Wally was near death. He had been

diagnosed to

die within four months.

 

I immediately rushed back to my house where I always keep a few

pounds

of Pau D'Arco Tea and gave a pound to Wally, with instructions on

where

to buy some more from the " Mom & Pop " business in Los Angeles.

 

One day, about three months later, I listened to a message from

Wally on

my telephone recorder. Wally stated " Hey Rog, I just wanted to thank

you

for the tea. I couldn't drink much everyday because most of my

digestive

system had been removed as the result of my cancer. I drank as much

as I

could and now there is nothing wrong with me. The cancer is

completely

gone! "

 

 

 

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Wally is now an enthusiastic supporter of Pau D'Arco Tea and is

never

without his bottle of Pau D'Arco and Green tea.

 

 

 

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3. Damon Waitley: Kailua Kona, Hawaii

 

This is the story of one of my best friends. Our careers as pilots

with

the airlines started in early 1968:

 

Approximately two years ago my good buddy, Damon, had told me that

he

was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his prostate gland. This was

not

too surprising since the ailment had a history in his family. His

father

had it as well as his older brother.

 

Damon was interested in using Pau D'Arco Tea to see if it had an

effect

on his malady. I gave him some of the tea and he drank it daily as

suggested. When the biopsy was performed he had a PSA count (a

preliminary procedure to analyze a potential problem in the

prostate) of

8.6 indicating that he had a serious problem with his prostate.

 

Damon called me approximately 2 1/2 months later to tell me of the

results of drinking the tea. His PSA count had dropped from 8.6 to a

count of 0.8! I've never heard of a PSA count that low!

 

The operation (removal of his prostate gland) was scheduled within

days.

I begged him to postpone the operation since it was so intrusive and

with no recourse. His wife and doctor ($$$) were putting pressure on

him

to proceed as scheduled.

 

Damon has always been influenced by the people around him. He is a

true

romantic. He loves people and wants to please them in any fashion.

This

was his downfall...

 

The operation proceeded as scheduled. Damon called me shortly

thereafter

and told me of his experience. He stated " Rog, that was the biggest

mistake that I have ever made in my life. I regreted the decision

the

day after I was operated on. Now, I have to live with that decision

the

rest of my life. "

 

 

 

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Damon is now minus one wife...

 

 

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4. Ira Fields: Los Angeles, California

 

This is a letter written in 1994 by the lady that used to sell Pau

d'Arco tea from her home in Los Angeles. Ira and her husband

operated

the business for over 10 years. It was a very small enterprise with

no

advertising and had a very small volume of business:

 

My classmates sister in Chicago had a bad case of Breast Cancer. She

had

endured chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Her lungs were scarred

since

radiation was given on her affected breast. The ulcer was so large

at

that area that you could almost put your fist into that hole and had

so

much pus draining, it caused an odor that was extremely repulsive.

 

As frequently as I could, I mailed the Pau d'Arco tea that I made

over

at the store. It took almost 6 months for the ulcer to heal. The

doctor

kept asking her what she was doing to make it heal, but she wouldn't

tell him that she was drinking the Pau d'Arco tea that I made for

her.

(That ulcer was not suppose to heal - Cancer)

 

She returned to work as a nurses aide at the hospital emergency

room.

(Chicago has severe weather) She later caught a cold which turned

into

pneumonia which killed her. The autopsy showed NO trace of cancer

cells.

 

 

Although a registered nurse, she wouldn't admit that she took the

herbal

tea to heal her breast cancer ulcer.

 

 

 

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God Bless Ira and Roy Fields!

 

 

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5. Louise Tenney: A Trilogy

 

This is three testimonials taken from an old publication called " Pau

d'Arco " written by Louise Tenney which has been widely disseminated.

 

One woman in Utah who has been suffering with cancer for over a

year,

started taking the tea and found relief within a twenty four hour

period. She said this was the first time she had felt human in

months.

She continues to take the tea daily and after several weeks is free

from

pain. It is too soon to know what benefit it is toward eliminating

her

cancer, but if she can get relief from her pain without taking drugs

I

am sure that she will always be grateful.

 

I spoke to a man in Florida who has used the herb, Pau d'Arco, for

several months. He was diagnosed as having prostate cancer and had

suffered with it for over a year. He told me that he used the herb

for

thirteen days and noticed a feeling of well-being, but when he

really

noticed the benefits of the herb was when he stopped eating white

sugar

products and started taking vitamins and minerals along with his

tea. It

was then only fifteen days that he really noticed a change in his

health. When I spoke to him in March, 1982 he told me that he was

told

by his doctors that his cancer is completely gone.

 

A man from Illinois had suffered from a gum disease called Pyorrhea

which caused him a great deal of pain that usually developed into an

abscess which meant a trip to the dentist where he lanced and

drained

the abscess and put him on antibiotics. He was really worried

because

Pyorrhea ends up in loose teeth which usually ends up having to pull

the

teeth. This man came across Pau d'Arco in November, 1981 and after

using

it for twenty-four hours found amazing results. The pain subsided,

the

swelling went down and the pus pocket was gone. He was then

convinced of

the value of Pau d'Arco and was no doubt thrilled to have been able

to

save his teeth.

 

 

 

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6. Diane Z...: Fredericksburg, Virginia

 

This is a recent E-mail that I received from a customer that I had

sent

a free sample to last June. She had ordered another five pounds of

Pau

d'Arco tea in September without comment.

 

It's been about 5 months now and I need to order some more tea. I

don't

know if you have my credit card number still on file or if you would

rather I go through the internet I will. I need another 5 pounds

please.

Miraculously my husband has been improving each month. Back in Oct.

the

Dr. told him he was getting weaker each time he saw him and to start

making final arrangments. He was determined that wasn't going to

happen

and he had already been drinking the tea for about 3 weeks. After a

couple more weeks, all of a sudden, he started looking and feeling

better and each time he goes for an appt., the Dr. expresses how

surprised he is that he had fooled them. It's fun to prove Drs.

wrong.

Everyone we know comments on how much better my husband looks now.

 

The tumors have shrunk way down. His stomach used to protrude way

out

and now it's back to normal size. His liver had started to show

deterioration and now it's functioning fine. I am truly amazed.

 

I am so grateful to you for offering such a wonderful product and I

thank you and so does my husband. He faithfully drinks the tea and

it's

such a habit now that he makes his own batch every day and looks

forward

to having his few cupfuls.

 

It's reassuring to know there's something out there to try when all

else

fails.

 

Bless you,

Diane Z...

 

 

 

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7. Leeanne & Roger Buwa: Mishawaka, Indiana

 

This couple have been using the tea for quite a while now. Roger

Buwa

stuck with his commitment to drinking the tea and his effort paid

off

with the best results.

 

I am writing to let you know Roger went to the doctor today and the

doctor examined him and told him he felt no tumor. We are so excited

and

thankful to you for providing us with the tea. I know the tea helped

the

tumor to disappear. We got the 2 pounds of tea yesterday. Roger is

drinking the 8 glasses a day. I just wanted to write and let you

know

the tea is working on his prostate cancer. I hope you will use our

testimony for other men diagnosed with prostate cancer. The tea is a

miracle. Thank you again for helping us celebrate Rogers miracle...

 

God Bless,

Leeanne and Roger Buwa

 

 

 

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8. Roger DeLong: El Cariso Village, California

 

This is my personal experience...

 

In early 2000 I became concerned about a sore between my eyes, on

the

bridge of my nose. The small sore did not heal for over two months

and I

started to worry. I went to the Cancer Clinic in Las Vegas and a

biopsy

was performed. The diagnosis was a malignant basal cell carcinoma

(skin

cancer). I wasn't drinking the Pau d'Arco tea at the time because I

thought that I was immune to cancer. There had been no history of

anyone

in my genetic line having cancer. I was wrong!

 

I immediately started drinking 3-4 glasses of Pau d'Arco tea every

day. The cancer disappeared in exactly two months. I now drink two

glasses of the tea each day as a preventative. I have never felt

healthier and have no fear of the cancer returning.

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I get several remarkable emails and telephone calls each month

relating to the amazing curing powers of Pau d'Arco Tea. I keep a

folder of these heartwarming stories and mention some of them in my

newsletters.

_________________

 

JoAnn Guest

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