GUACO LEAF ORGANIC per oz

In Brazil, ‘guaco’ is used as an effective natural bronchodilator, expectorant and cough suppressant used for all types of upper respiratory problems including bronchitis, pleurisy, colds and flu, coughs and asthma. It is also used for allergic conditions , sores, scabs, ulcers, worms, liver problems, stomach ulcers , athlete’s foot, tumours, constipation, cancer, infection and malaria. Guaco bush is used as a cold remedy and a decoction of the leaves is also used to bathe the skin for itch or the fresh leaves are merely  rubbed on. Several Mikania species have a reputation in Africa and South America as antidotes for snake bites, venereal disease, ophthalmia, rheumatism and gout, and dysentery. Both Beckwith and Steggerda reported its use in Jamaica for diarrhoea, while the former mentioned the use of a heated wad of leaves to relieve local pain and of a decoction for chest and stomach pains. The leaves contain a resinous substance guacin and tannins.