Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi
Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi

Rainforest Tea Bark Blend with Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi

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Rainforest Tea Bark Blend has been wildcrafted by a Shaman deep within the Ecuadorian Rainforest.  The blend consists of the two herbs Cat's Claw and Chuchuhuasi.

 

Chuchuhuasi:

Indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest have been using the bark of chuchuhuasi medicinally for centuries. Its Peruvian name, chuchuhuasi, means "trembling back," which refers to its long-standing use for arthritis, rheumatism, and back pain. One local Indian remedy for arthritis and rheumatism calls for one cup of a bark decoction taken three times a day for more than a week. Local people and villagers along the Amazon believe that chuchuhuasi is an aphrodisiac and tonic, and the bark soaked in the local sugarcane rum (aguardiente) is a popular jungle drink that is even served in bars and to tourists (its often called "go-juice" to relieve pain and muscle aches and to "keep going" during long treks in the rainforest). Local healers and curanderos in the Amazon use chuchuhuasi as a general tonic, to speed healing and, when combined with other medicinal plants, as a synergist for many types of illnesses. In Colombia, the Siona Indians boil a small piece of the bark (5 cm) in 2 liters of water until 1 liter remains, and drink it for arthritis and rheumatism. In the Ecuadorian rainforest, the Quijos Quichua Indians prepare a bark decoction for general aches and pains, rheumatism, sore muscles, menstrual pain, and stomachaches.

In the Peruvian Amazon, chuchuhuasi is still considered the best remedy for arthritis among both city and forest dwellers. It is also used as a muscle relaxant, aphrodisiac, and pain-reliever, for adrenal support, as an immune stimulant, and for menstrual balance and regulation. In Peruvian herbal medicine systems, chuchuhuasi alchohol extracts are used to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, and menstrual irregularities and pain. (Leslie Taylor from "The Healing Power of Plants"). 


Cat's Claw: 

Both South American Uncaria species are used by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest in very similar ways and have long histories of use. Cat's claw (U. tomentosa) has been used medicinally by the Aguaruna, Ashaninka, Cashibo, Conibo, and Shipibo tribes of Peru for at least 2,000 years. The Ashaninka Indian tribe in central Peru has the longest recorded history of use of the plant. They are also the largest commercial source of cat's claw from Peru today. The Ashaninka use cat's claw to treat asthma, inflammations of the urinary tract, arthritis, rheumatism, and bone pain; to recover from childbirth; as a kidney cleanser; to cure deep wounds; to control inflammation and gastric ulcers; and for cancer. Indigenous tribes in Piura use cat's claw to treat tumors, inflammations, rheumatism, and gastric ulcers. Other Peruvian indigenous tribes use cat's claw to treat diabetes, urinary tract cancer in women, hemorrhages, menstrual irregularity, cirrhosis, fevers, abscesses, gastritis, rheumatism, tumors, and inflammations as well as for internal cleansing and to "normalize the body." (Leslie Taylor from "The Healing Power of Plants").

 

For more information on Chuchuhuasi and Cat’s Claw, the incredibly healing herbs of the rainforest, please read the materia medica of each herb:

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