Candida and Pau D'Arco
Pau D’Arco,
or Lapacho, is one of a number of herbal medicines that has come out of the Amazon rainforest
in recent years. As doctors find antibiotics less and less effective against mutating diseases, they are looking to nature for answers.
Pau D’Arco has been exported from Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina for more than 100 years, but its remarkable properties have been obscured in the past by poor transport and storage that have degraded the herb. Scientists are now investigating its effect on diseases as varied as arthritis and even cancer.
How does Pau D'Arco work?
Pau D’Arco’s effects are two-fold when it comes to Candida. Firstly the herb helps to loosen the bowels. Not enough to cause diarrhea, but enough to wash out old fecal matter (see our cleansing page) and expose the Candida yeast.
Secondly, Pau D’Arco acts as a powerful antifungal agent. It contains several classes of compounds, Lapachol, Xyloidone and various napthaquinones, all of which have been shown to inhibit the growth of Candida.
These plant substances combined have a much greater effect than each chemical alone, hence Pau D’Arco’s remarkable popularity as a Candida cure.
How do you take Pau D'Arco?
Probably the easiest way to take Pau D’Arco is in tea. Teabags are available from many online pharmacies and supplement stores. Capsules are also available but not as effective, while one innovative supplier has put Pau D’Arco in a spray that is administered orally and rapidly absorbed.
Who should not take Pau D'Arco?
Pregnant or breastfeeding women should not take Pau D’Arco. Also at risk are sufferers of blood thinning disorders, or those anticipating imminent surgery, as Pau D’Arco can thin the blood.
Pau D'Arco Side Effects
If used in large quantities Pau D’Arco has sometimes been found to weaken the immune system, so keep your doses small.