LAPACHO
Tabebuia avellanedae
500g bark
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species: impetiginosa
Synonyms: Tabebuia avellanedae, T. ipe, T. nicaraguensis, T. schunkeuigoi, T. serratifolia, T. altissima, T. palmeri, Gelseminum avellanedae, Handroanthus avellanedae, H. impetiginosus, Tecoma adenophylla, Tecoma avellanedae, Tecoma eximia, Tecoma impetiginosa, Tecoma integra, Tecoma ipe
Common Names: Pau d’arco, ipê, ipê roxo, lapacho, tahuari, taheebo, trumpet tree, ipê-contra-sarna, tabebuia ipê, tajy
Part Used: Bark, wood
Pau d'arco or Lapacho, a South American herb, is a great immune system stimulant. It holds great promise for the treatment of cancers, such as leukemia, and of Candida and other troublesome infections. The medicinal part of the tree is the bark, specifically the inner lining of the bark, called the phloem.
The active ingredient of lapacho is called lapachol. Lapachol is one of a number of plant substances known as napthaquinones (N-factors). Anthraquinones, or A-factors, comprise another important class of compounds. It is very rare to find both N- and A-factors in the same species. Scientists have proposed that many of the remarkable properties of lapacho may be traced to the probable synergy between A- and N-factors.
Package with 500g bark