Heart Function

By Les On August 31, 2011 · In Ailments Guide

Vassourinha Powder Scoparia dulcis

Vassourinha Powder Scoparia dulcis

The Tikuna Indians make a decoction for washing wounds, and women drink the same decoction for three days each month during menstruation as a contraceptive and/or to induce abortions. In the rainforests of Guyana, indigenous tribes use a leaf decoction as an antiseptic wash for wounds, as an anti-nausea aid for infants, as a soothing bath to treat fever, and in poultices for migraine headaches.

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Quinine Powder Cinchona succirubra

Quinine Powder Cinchona succirubra

Cinchona, or quinine bark, is one of the rainforest's most famous plants and most important discoveries. Legend has it that the name cinchona came from the countess of Chinchon, the wife of a Peruvian viceroy, who was cured of a malarial type of fever by using the bark of the cinchona tree in 1638.

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Jurubeba Powder Solanum paniculatum

Jurubeba Powder Solanum paniculatum

Jurubeba is listed as an official drug in the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia as a specific for anemia and liver disorders. Jurubeba has long been used for liver and digestive disorders.

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Chá de Bugre Powder Cordia salicifolia

Chá de Bugre Powder Cordia salicifolia

It has long been a popular weight loss product which has been marketed as a diuretic, appetite suppressant, and believed to help prevent or reduce fatty deposits and cellulite. Several years ago an enterprising Brazilian company re-launched a chá de bugre weight loss product calling it by its Indian name, porangaba and market demand in Brazil has been fierce ever since.

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Brazilian Peppertree Powder Schinus molle

Brazilian Peppertree Powder Schinus molle

In the Brazilian Amazon, a bark tea is used as a laxative, and a bark-and-leaf tea is used as a stimulant and antidepressant. In Argentina, a decoction is made with the dried leaves and is taken for menstrual disorders and is also used for respiratory and urinary tract infections and disorders.

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Abuta Powder Cissampelos pareira.

Abuta Powder Cissampelos pareira.

Abuta has many traditional uses especially for women, it is used for menstrual problems, Fibroids, endometriosis, as well as being a hormonal balancing tonic. Another general use is purported to be for kidney stones and urinary tract infections.

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