PAU D'ARCO (tabebula avellanedae)

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	PAU D'ARCO
	*tabebula avellanedae*

Name
PAU D'ARCO

Scientific Name
tabebula avellanedae

PAU D'ARCO

Original plant of the Brazil cultivated in some countries of Central America. The crust is used mainly, although the root can also be used.

It contains fitoconstituyentes of the type of the guaianólidos ones with a certain renal stimulating activity (diurética). Also it contains flavonoides and saponinas, as well as digestive enzymes of the type of peroxidasa, pectinasa and invertasa and hormonal substances of estrogénica activity not yet identified.

It contains alkaloids with certain antidepressing activity and bitter substances (tecomina) with hipoglucemiante activity. It is, in addition, anabólico, hipocolesteromiante, digestive, normotensor and hepático protector. Also immune system to effects (cornasol), stimulating of and enhancer of the oxigenación and the cellular energy are attributed to him analgesic, antiinflammatory, antirust.

It is used like helping in the treatment of the diabetes, fatigue, stress, dismenorrea, reumatismos, diseases of the skin, certain infectious processes (herpes simple, vaginitis, etc.), micosis.

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