Latin American & Amazon
Rainforest and mountain medicine: cat's claw, pau d'arco, maca, chanca piedra and the herbs of Mexican curanderos.
- Curanderos and plant teachers
- Rainforest barks and resins
- Andean roots and superfoods
62 remedies, best supported first
CoffeeEnergy & tirednessStrong proof- Beans and lentilsCholesterolGood proof
Cinchona (quinine bark)Parasites & wormsGood proof
HibiscusBlood pressureGood proof- Aloe veraWounds, burns & bitesPromising proof
AvocadoCholesterolPromising proof- Brazil nutsThyroidPromising proof
- Cat's clawJoint pain & arthritisPromising proof
Cayenne & chiliJoint pain & arthritisPromising proof
Chanca piedraKidneys, bladder & UTIsPromising proof
Chia seedsHeart healthPromising proof- Dragon's bloodDigestion & gut healthPromising proof
GuaranaMemory & focusPromising proof- GuavaBlood sugarPromising proof
- Kalawalla (calaguala fern)SkinPromising proof
- MacaSexual healthPromising proof
Nopal cactusBlood sugarPromising proof
PapayaInfectionsPromising proof
PineappleInflammationPromising proof
Raw cacaoHeart healthPromising proof- Sacha inchiCholesterolPromising proof
- SteviaBlood sugarPromising proof
TepezcohuiteWounds, burns & bitesPromising proof- YaconDigestion & gut healthPromising proof
AçaíHeart healthTraditional proof- Agaricus blazeiColds, flu & immunityTraditional proof
Annatto (achiote)SkinTraditional proof
Bitter orangeDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
BoldoDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof- Camu camuColds, flu & immunityTraditional proof
- ChaparralInfectionsTraditional proof
CherimoyaDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
CopaibaWounds, burns & bitesTraditional proof
Coriander and cilantroDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Corn silkKidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof- CulantroFeverTraditional proof
- DamianaSexual healthTraditional proof
EpazoteParasites & wormsTraditional proof- GuacoBreathing & asthmaTraditional proof
- GuayusaEnergy & tirednessTraditional proof
Guinea hen weedPain & headachesTraditional proof
Hombre grandeDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Jackass bittersInfectionsTraditional proof
Lemon verbenaDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
LindenSleepTraditional proof- MuicleDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
- Muira puamaSexual healthTraditional proof
Osha rootBreathing & asthmaTraditional proof- Pao pereiraPain & headachesTraditional proof
- Pau d'arcoInfectionsTraditional proof
- ProdigiosaBlood sugarTraditional proof
PurslaneCholesterolTraditional proof
RuePain & headachesTraditional proof
SarsaparillaSkinTraditional proof
SoursopInfectionsTraditional proof- Spanish needleInfectionsTraditional proof
Spilanthes (toothache plant)Mouth, gums & teethTraditional proof- SpirulinaAllergiesTraditional proof
- SumaEnergy & tirednessTraditional proof
VanillaStress & anxietyTraditional proof
Yerba mateEnergy & tirednessTraditional proof- CocolmecaCleansing & detoxUnproven