Pau d'ArcoUsing Pau d'Arco for Candida is one of the essential steps of a natural Candida cure. It has strong anti-microbial properties that will help get your Candida albicans infection under control.
The scientific name of Pau dArco is Tabebuia impetiginosa and it has many active ingredient including lapachol and beta-lapachone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has documented lapachol as being anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-tumorous, anti-viral, bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal, among others. Beta-lapachone has demonstrated in laboratory studies to be anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-tumorous, anti-leukemic, anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory with few side-effects. Pau d'Arco is a huge canopy tree native to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical parts of South and Latin America. It grows to 125 feet high and the base of the tree can be 6-9 feet in diameter. It is a flowering tree that is prized for it's beauty and high quality wood. Pau d Arco goes by many different names - the Indians call it "Taheebo", the Portuguese "Ipe Roxo" or "Ipê Roxo", and the Spanish "Lapacho" or "Tabebuia". It has a long and well-documented history of use by the indigenous peoples of the rain forest. Its use may actually predate the Incas. Pau d'Arco also has a long history in herbal medicine around the world. It is used in the Amazon for a variety of ailments from the common cold to fungal infections to cancer. In South America, it is used to treat everything from constipation to Candida and yeast infections to diabetes. In Brazilian herbal medicine it is used to treat ailments from ulcers to Candida to leukemia. In North American herbal medicine, it is used on everything from urinary tract infections to gastrointestinal problems of all kinds and is a popular natural remedy for Candida and yeast infections. It is also popular in Europe. The Pau dArco tree is one of very few types of vegetation that does not permit the growth of fungus. Most other plants become covered with spores which lead to fungal growth when exposed to water and weather. This doesn't occur with Pau dArco because it has an uncommon resistance. The anti-microbial properties of many of Pau d Arco's active phytochemicals were demonstrated in several clinical studies. In these studies they exhibited strong activity against bacteria, fungi, and yeast (including Candida, Aspergillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Helicobacter pylori, Brucella, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and dysentery). You need to be careful in selecting a brand of Pau d'Arco. Some products have a lack of quality control and confusion as to which part of the plant to use and how to prepare it. In 1987, a chemical analysis of 12 commercially available Pau dArco products revealed only one product containing lapachol and only in trace amounts. Good quality Pau d'Arco contains an average of 4% lapachol.  Let others know about this site by bookmarking it at your favorite social bookmarking engine:  DosageDecoction - 1 cup 2-8 times daily.The decoction is made by boiling 1/2 ounce of bark (4% lapachol) in 2 cups of water for 10-15 min.Capsule – two 500 mg capsules 2-3 times daily. Fluid Extract (inner bark) - 1-2 ml 3 times daily. Tincture (1:5) - 20 to 30 drops - 2-3 times daily. Cost$10 to $50 per month, depending on brand and typeRecommended BrandsPau d Arco Bark from Mountain Rose Herbs$5.00 for 1 pound ($0.33 per day) Pau d'Arco Capsules from Nature's Way $5.79 for 180-505 mg capsules ($0.19 per day) Pau d Arco Capsules from Mountain Rose Herbs $8.25 for 100-400 mg capsules ($0.66 per day) Pau dArco Extract from Nature's Answer $5.59 for 1 ounces ($1.13 per day) Pau D Arco Extract from Mountain Rose Herbs $28.00 for 4 ounces ($1.40 per day) Contraindications and Adverse EffectsThere have been no reports of human toxicity when a whole-bark decoction or tincture of Pau d'Arco is used.Lapachol has been shown to induce abortions in animal studies so Pau d'Arco should not be used by pregnant women. Single large doses may cause stomach upset and/or diarrhea. It is recommended that high doses of Pau d'Arco be avoided. Pau d'Arco should be discontinued before surgery because of the danger of excessive bleeding. Administering vitamin K will stop the bleeding. The fact that Pau d'Arco causes vitamin K-reversible bleeding strongly suggests that it would interact with anti-coagulants such as Coumadin to increase the danger of hemorrhage. The oral LD50 dosage for lapachol is reported to be 1.2–2.4 g/kg in rats and 487–621 mg/kg in mice. That would be a 827,900 mg dose of high quality Pau d'Arco for a 150 pound person. One side effect most Candida sufferers will experience is "die-off" otherwise known as Herxheimers Reaction. This is a detoxification reaction and not a counteraction to the product. If any of these symptoms should occur - greater fatigue, diarrhea, headaches, muscle/joint aches or flu-like symptoms, temporarily discontinue taking Olive Leaf Extract or cut back on the amount taken until the body can eliminate the toxic waste. A few individuals have reported a slight headache due to detoxification. If this should occur, any common pain reliever seems to work to curb the discomfort. References
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