Pau Lieutenant is a medicinal plant of the species Quassia amara L., widely used as a natural treatment for stomach problems, changes in appetite, poor digestion, diabetes, intestinal parasites or fever, for example.
The benefits of Pau Lieutenant, also known as Pau bitter, Quassia or Quina, are due to the presence of alkaloids, terpenoids and coumarins in its composition with digestive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
The used part of Pau Tenente is its dried leaves, roots or bark for the preparation of teas, tinctures, capsules or essential oil, which can be found in natural products stores or herbalists and should be used with medical or herbalist advice.
What is it for
Pau Lieutenant is recommended for:
1. Stomach ulcers
Pau Lieutenant can help in the treatment of stomach ulcers, as it improves the lining of the stomach mucosa.
2. Constipation
Pau Lieutenant is a home remedy that helps stimulate the peristaltic movements of the intestine and can be used to relieve constipation. See other home remedies for constipation.
3. Poor digestion
Due to its digestive and tonic properties, Pau Tenente helps to improve and facilitate digestion, which can help alleviate poor digestion. Check out other tips on what to take for poor digestion.
4. Loss of appetite
Pau Lieutenant is an appetite stimulant, and therefore can be of benefit to people with loss of appetite.
5. Seborrheic dermatitis
Pau Tenente can help alleviate the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis, also known as dandruff, due to its anti-inflammatory action.
Thus, this plant helps to relieve itching, spots or plaques with yellowish or whitish crusts on the scalp or small white crusts on the scalp or beard, for example.
6. Fever
Pau Tenente has antipyretic action that helps reduce fever caused by infections, especially malaria.
7. Diabetes
Pau Tenente has a hypoglycemic action that can help control blood sugar levels and improve the glycemic profile in diabetes.
8. Malaria
Pau Lieutenant has anti-malarial action and can be used to assist in the treatment of malaria, facilitating recovery.
Furthermore, this plant can also be used to help recover from other infections, such as leishmaniasis, for example.
9. Intestinal parasites
Due to its anthelmintic and vermifuge action, Pau Lieutenant can help in the treatment of pinworm or giardiasis, for example.
10. Lice
The extract prepared with the stem and bark of Pau Tenente also has insecticidal action against certain insects and mites, and can also be used on the scalp to treat lice.
11. Lose weight
Although Pau Tenente tea does not promote the burning of body fat and does not stimulate energy expenditure, tea from this plant can help you lose weight due to its digestive and antioxidant effects.
However, this plant should be used with medical or herbalist guidance, when associated with a balanced diet and physical exercise.
12. Help in cancer treatment
Pau Lieutenant appears to have anti-tumor and anti-leukemic action, which could be a benefit in the treatment of leukemia.
However, studies on humans are still needed to prove this benefit and the use of this plant does not replace treatment recommended by a doctor.
Main benefits of Pau Lieutenant
The main health benefits of Pau Lieutenant are due to its digestive, anti-inflammatory, depurative, antipyretic, tonic, astringent, antibacterial, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antihelminthic, insecticide and larvicide action, for example.
However, although they have many benefits, most studies have been carried out on animals, and studies on humans are still needed.
Therefore, the use of Pau Tenente should only be done with medical advice or from a professional specialist in medicinal plants.
How to use
The dried leaves, bark or roots of Pau Tenente can be used to make teas, extracts and compresses. In addition, Pau Lieutenant can also be found in the form of capsules and tinctures.
1. Lieutenant Pau Tea
Pau Tenente tea can be made using its dried leaves or bark.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of dry leaves or dry bark of Pau Tenente;
- 1 liter of water.
Preparation mode:
Bring the water to a boil and when it boils, turn off the heat. Add the leaves and bark of Pau Tenente, cover and let it rest for 10 minutes. Then strain, wait for it to cool and drink 1 cup up to 3 times a day.
If the tea is prepared with the bark of this plant, Pau Tenente must be brought to a boil along with the water for 10 minutes and then left to rest for 5 minutes. Afterwards, strain and then drink up to 3 cups of this tea per day.
2. Pau Lieutenant Capsules
The dry extract of Pau Tenente can be found in the form of capsules in health food stores and the recommended dosage varies depending on the manufacturer, and ingestion of 1 to 2 capsules, up to 3 times a day, with a glass of water may be recommended. .
However, as there is still no scientific evidence on the use of Pau Lieutenant in the form of capsules, this supplement should only be taken under the guidance of a doctor or other healthcare professional specialized in the use of medicinal plants.
3. Tincture of Pau Lieutenant
Pau Létenent tincture can be found in health food stores or compounding pharmacies. The generally recommended dosage of this product is 20 drops, up to 3 times a day, which must be diluted in a glass of water.
However, there are still no scientific studies on the use and safe dosage of Pau Lieutenant tincture. Therefore, consumption of this tincture should only be done under the guidance of a doctor or other health professional specialized in the use of medicinal plants.
Possible side effects
Although Pau Tenente is not a plant considered toxic, it is possible that excessive consumption of it may cause stomach irritation, nausea and vomiting.
Furthermore, its constant use can alter fertility, due to its action in reducing sperm in men and the estrogen hormone in women.
Who shouldn’t use
Pau Tenente should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women and children.
Furthermore, the use of this plant should be avoided by people with changes in sexual hormones or by menopausal women, as it may cause a slight worsening of symptoms.
Pau Lieutenant can interfere with the effect of heart medicine and anticoagulants, and the use of this plant should be avoided in these cases.
