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My Experience With Pau D'Arco and Protozoans

by Dr. Mowry

T.impetiginosa is the species that provides most of the pau d'arco bark to the United States at this moment. Called Pau D'arco in Brazil and Lapacho in Argentina, this tree grows from the west coast of Mexico throughout most of South America. It is one of the mostly widely used medicinal herbs in the United States.

In l967, the respected Brazilian Newsmagazine O'Cruzeiro, published two reports about the medicinal uses of this bark. The government decided to ban all prescriptions of the bark because it had not been approved as a prescription drug yet.

Over the years, several studies have been done on Pau D'arco. There are many different species of Pau D'arco Trees. There are three species of Pau D'arco that have shown to have anti-protozoan type properties.

1. T. neochrysantha: From the Columbia area has been used to treat chronic anemia and malaria. Research has found that the bark collected from these Columbia Pau D'arco tree inhibited the growth of melanoma cells and a strain of the sporozoan parasites that cause malaria in rodents {Plasmodium berghei}.

2. T. ochracea: From Brazil, the stem bark of this Pau D'arco species helped to suppress the activity of the parasite that causes malaria in humans {B.falciparum}.

Pau D'arco Properties

I will try to explain WHY Paul D'arco maybe beneficial to the EPM horses. Researchers have isolated the most active immunostimulants in the bark, including veratric acid and various plant pigments called "Quinines". Small quantities of two of these quinones combined, forces T-cell proliferation by more than 40 percent. They also isolated a yellow crystalline pigment called lapachol, which has proven effective against malaria-like symptoms.

T-cells have long been the main suspect in a dysfunctional immune system. When their population decreases or their functional ability becomes hampered, the antibody-forming B-cells that they regulate have a more difficult time distinguishing the harmful effects of toxic substances from harmless substances entering the body.

Quinones are found throughout nature, and are considered extremely important. Quinones are primarily involved in the biological transfer of hydrogen and electrons. Quinones help in the process of oxidative metabolism in plants and animals.

What does all this mean?

In a nutshell, research has found that Pau D'arco tree bark quinones can boost the immune system and that lapachol will help fight protozoan type invaders. This is the first "herb" that has been found to fight protozoan type problems. There is also Chincona Bark, which also contains quinones and has anti-protozoan properties, but research has found the bark to be too caustic for horses to tolerate. It will cause severe stomach upset and colic. Pau D'arco, on the other hand, seems to be a safer choice all the way around with few side affects.

It must be noted that LARGE dosages were LESS immunostimulating than smaller ones, which is typical of immunostimulants in general. Lower versus higher doses and concentrations of Pau D'arco were also more effective.

Pau D'arco and Moose

My own horse, Moose, has been used as my test subject now for about three years. Moose has been on Pau D'arco tree bark for approximately 3 years. During the time that he was "active" EPM, he was given 2 tablespoons 2x daily. After the first year, I cut him back to one tablespoon 2x daily.

Moose has been symptom free for about 2 years. He receives Pau D'arco therapy about one week out of every four weeks. But, he also gets Siberian Ginseng, Garlic, Astragalus and a host of blood purifying herbs as well. This boy packs away alot of herb daily!!

He has never had any side affects whatsoever to date. Not even a slight rash! I feel that Pau D'arco Tree bark would be a wise choice for the EPM horse owner.

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.

SOURCE: Orelchelation.com

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