Dragon's Blood (Croton Lechleri)
The Amazon Latex
Latex Amazonian tree of the genus Croton, especially C. lechleri, is called Dragon's blood or GRADO'S blood,
it is used in traditional medicine since the time of ancient Amazonian tribes and in modern times
it has been studied and has proven their medicinal properties as
healer, thanks to its alkaloid content of Taspinar, and as antiviral, for the content of the principle SP-303, a Proanthocyanidins oligomers antiviral action.
Benefits of Dragon's Blood:
DRAGON'S BLOOD for external use is
useful for the treatment of stomach ulcers, gastric
problems, skin inflammation and rheumatism. It is also used in
the treatment against acne. Dragon's blood improve the defense
level of the body.
The Indians of Peru have used the red resin of this
dragon's bloodd for the resolution of skin wounds and ulcers.
Scientific researches made by University "Cayetano Heredia, Peru" and the School of Biological Sciences of Lima, were able to determine that the alkaloid Taspinar
could be the main component, responsible of its healing
properties. This alkaloid also demonstrated in in vitro tests, cytostatic activity compared with KB tumors and V-79.
The resin has proven over several trials astringent properties useful in resolving
diarrhea, ulcers and bleeding. For this reason it is used in the form of eye drops, mouthwash and tooth-paste.
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Use:
1.- Active healing
The dragon´s blood stimulates the contraction of the wound, helps in
the skin regeneration, quickly helping the formation of collagen.
2 .- Antibacterial and antiviral
action
Several researches stand the antiviral action of dragon´s blood, and mainly the SP-303. In vitro experiments showed that this inhibits Proanthocyanidins different DNA and RNA viruses, including herpes virus, hepatitis (A and B), the influenza virus A and the parainfluenza virus.
3 .- active immunomodulatory
The drago´s blood obtained from Croton lechleri shows through in vitro testing hemolíticos, a potent inhibitory activity of the classical and alternative routes of the complement system. However, the effect of the latex is greater than the Taspinar, who introduced inhibition on the classical pathway and shows no effect on the alternative route.
Blood drago has a dual activity (antioxidant and prooxidant).
4 .- anti-inflammatory activity
It is its first property why we use dragon´s blood.
Its healing propertiesinternal and external. "Vaisberg and cabbage,
1989" describe the healing power of both the
"Dragon's Blood" as the alkaloid Taspinar isolated in it, because the Taspinar induces cell migration into the wounded area.
Take after breakfast and lunch from 3 to 5 drops diluted in half a glass
of water
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