Rio Amazon 500mg Pau D'arco Lapacho - Pack of 60 Capsules

5x concentrated extract of pure Brazilian Lapacho tree bark - 60x 500mg vegicaps. Of all the herbs used by the ancient Incas, Lapacho was one of the mainstays. Also called pau d'arco, ipe roxo or taheebo, lapacho is a rainforest medicine made from the inner bark of the large native South American tree known as Tabebuia. <p>Throughout South America indigenous tribes have drunk tea made from the shredded inner bark to boost the effectiveness of the body's own immune defence mechanisms. They have also used this traditional remedy for centuries in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, infections and some forms of cancer. <p> As far back as 1882, one of lapacho's constituents was isolated and identified as lapachol, an anti-microbial and potentially tumour-fighting chemical. Today, scientific evidence shows that extracts of lapacho, more potent than refined versions, offer effective protection against a wide range of bacterial and fungal organisms, including Candida albicans, which causes Th