Pau d’arco

Tabebuia impetiginosa

Common name: Pau d'Arco, Pink Trumpet Tree, Lapacho

Family: Bigonaceae

Part used: Bark, particularly the inner bark

Habitat: A tall deciduous tree native to tropical rainforests of the Americas

Constituents: Naphthoquinones, naphthofurandiones, small amounts of anthraquinones

Actions: Immune-enhancing, antitumour, antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, depurative, antiviral

Traditional and current uses:

● Adjunct to cancer treatment

● Adjunct treatment for fungal, bacterial and protozoal infections

● Intestinal parasites

●  Intestinal candida

●  Intestinal inflammation

● Topically for scabies, fungal infections and ulcers

●  Fevers, sore throats, dysentery