Getting Pregnant by Reversing Endometriosis with Pau D'arco and Natural Remedies

How to Get Pregnant with Pau D'arco and Combat Endometriosis and Infertility

This edometriosis article centers around pau d'arco and why it is used as a medicinal plant to treat endometriosis and reverse one of the common causes of inability of a woman to get pregnant. Then I will examine how pau d'arco can help reverse infertility, boost fertility and enhance the ability of a woman to get pregnant.

Pau D'arco Described

Pau D'Arco is extracted from the inner bark of Tabebuia trees that grows in the rain forest of both Central and South America. The tree is a hard wood and tend to withstand harsh weather conditions. The main active ingredients are the quinones such as napthaquinones, naphthofurandiones, anthroquinones and lapachol which is well-known. Pau D'Arco has been consumed by the natives to help promote wellness on a number of levels. More recent scientific research indicate that Pau D'Arco helps to support healthy bacteria intestinal flora. It has also been recommeded that Pau D'Arco may assist the body in supporting healthy cell growth and possesses powerful antioxidant properties among other uses.

Pau d'arco come in different formulations and are very popular herb preparation sold in many health food stores across the nation and the internet. It is marketed alone or in combination as a liver tonic, blood cleanser, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer agent. Therefore, pau d'arco can be used in any condition where there is abnormal growth in the body. By the way, any growth, tumors, cysts, diverticulosis, warts or swelling in the body is abnormal and can be dissolved using the inner bark where the active ingredient is concentrated. This is where the use of pau d'arco in treating endometriosis kicks in.

The general ingredient responsible for therapeutic action of pau d'arco is a class of compounds called naphthoquinones which comes from the whole pieces of the inner back. The more popular lapachol is just an isolate from this bunch. Many herbalists prefer the main active ingredient than the extract believing that they may miss other undiscovered healing nutrients.

 

Endometriosis Explained

Endometriosis is the the medical name given to the abnormal deposition of the uterine lining (or seedlings) elsewhere inside the body other than inside the uterus. Endometrium is the carpet or rug that lines inside of the womb which makes it thick, nice, rosy and juicy for implantation of the fertilized egg if conception happens to occur; If not, the body sheds it every month as menstrual bleeding. And the cycle begins again for another opportunity to get pregnant during the reproductive period of a woman's life (this is the time interval between menarche and menopause).

However, when this abnormal endometrial tissue is deposited elsewhere for some unknown reasons, disease and danger strikes. Some natural physicians believe that the lymphatic system metastasis is involved in the spread without grounds to their assertions. However, these abnormal seedlings could be deposited in any organ like the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the uterine cervix, the vagina, peritoneum, umblical cord stump, adjacent bladder, colorectal region, small intestines, liver, kidneys or even as far as the brain.
In these areas, it does worst than when it is at its normal location: there is free-radical release, oxidative stress, tissue inflammation, unbearable pains, vaginal bleeding, irregular menses, menorrhagia, pelvic bloating, cyst formation, fibrosis, scarring, hormonal imbalance, infections, secondary ovarian failure and of course, infertility. These nasty symptoms coincides with the menstrual cycle as expected. Some of these symptoms may continue even after the woman's monthly cycle.

When you see a suffix at the end of a word ending with " --osis" or "--itis" you know that inflammation is at the heart beat of the problem. Of course excess estrogen levels (estradiol is the bad estrogen) are elevated and contribute to oxidative damage, inflammations, pain sensation and fibrosis and scar tissue build-up. To add to the vicious cycle, the abnormal endometrial tissues also secret more estrogen named estradiol which in turn provoke more inflammation, immune reaction, tissue fibrosis, multiple ovarian cysts, scar tissues formation, and hormonal imbalance and inability to get pregnant. Taking pau d'arco tea taken 3 or 4 times a day may addres many of these symptoms with time.

 

Health Benefits of Pau D'arco and Why it Can Heal Enodmetriosis

Pau D'arco is anti-inflammatory, immune modifying, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic and hormone modulating. Pau d'arco also help in the detoxification work of the liver and it's a well-known blood purifier. It can also kill candida albicans which is a common cause or contributor to leaky gut syndrome, auto-immune disorders, systemic inflammation, degenerative diseases, itching and pain of various intensities. Therefore, anti-yeast therapy is vital for the healing of many tissues regardless of the cause
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As mentioned before, researchers have equated pau d'arco with some potent anti-fungal pharmaceuticals like ketoconazole. As such it can be used to cure fungal infections both systemic and local as vaginal douche application to cure vaginal candidiasis. Most herbalists suggest a vaginal tea douches for this purpose. The anti-inflammatory and anti-candidiasis actions seem to restore the lining of the vagina back to normal anatomy and physiology. As regards to genital warts, direct application of pau d'arco ointment or tincture allows the anti-viral principle in the inner bark to work directly on the affected tissues and kill the virus.

In short pau d'arco could be used to support a sluggish liver, cleanse the blood, reverse inflammation, eliminate abnormal growth, tumor overgrowth and cysts may be associated with endometriosis.
As always, combine pau d'arco with other synergistic herbs to get better therapeutic effect because natural remedies tend to work as team. It makes sense to combine pau d'arco with progesterone enhancing herbs like sarsaparilla, chaste berry (vitex) and Ayurvedic herb called ashwagandha. Pau d'arco deals with the cyst formation and tissue overgrowth related to endometriosis while sarsaparilla help raise the level of progesterone to balance estrogen excess which often goes with symptoms of endometriosis. Ashwagandha is well-know in Ayurvedic medicine of India as an adaptogenic herb that modulates adrenal stress and reduce the effect of cortisol excess; again helping with hormonal imbalance. For extra therapeutic benefit and more hormone balancing effects, most herbalists go extra mile to add herbs like ginger, turmeric, cayenne, golden seal, gentian, false unicorn, uva ursi, crampbark, and blessed thistle. Massive doses of vitamin C with citrus bioflavanoids are recommended for anti-oxidant  protection as well as help modulate the immune system and combat adrenal exhaustion.
Because of it's tumor-shrinking and immune-system modulating effect, some herbalists recommend pau d'arco for strengthening the immune deficiency in cancer, HIV (or AIDS) and chronic fatigue syndrome. However, I believe that systemic (proteolytic) enzymes far better than pau d'arco's role in addressing cancer or endometriosis

 

Systemic Enzymes--Nattokinase and Serrapeptase are More Effective Than Pau D'arco in Combating the Root Causes and All Major Symptoms of Endometriosis

Systemic enzymes can perfectly in the absence of pau d'arco; but pau d'arco can't work as well in endometriosis without these proteolytic enzymes. Systemic enzymes work far better and quicker to cbombat the root causes of all symptoms characteristic of endometriosis and many women fibrotic diseases that contribute to infertility like fibroids, adenomyosis, endometrial hyperplasia, tubal adhesions, and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Having said all this, my favorite for combating all the pains and complications of endometriosis is systemic (proteolytic) enzymes. In fact, without these systemic blend of enzymes, herbs, vitamin supplements and minerals don't work very well. I tend to call them the missing link in the management of endometriosis. They are safe, sustained and very effective--they are systemic enzymes because they work throughout the body organs and systems through the blood circulation. They are proteolytic because they are protein-dissolving enzymes and eat up the fibrin proteins that cause all tissue fibrosis, scarring, pain and inflammations. The two rising stars are serrapeptase and nattokinase which combat free-radical release, oxidative stress, inflammations, fibrosis, pains, blood detoxification, hormone-balancing, tumor-dissolving, immune-modulating, tissue repair and regeneration. I have used these enzymes to dissolve overgrowth in reproductive organs in all women fibrotic diseases like endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, polycystic ovary disease, anovulation, lazy ovary and tubal blockage (secondary to adhesions).  Systemic enzymes are also metabolic enzymes that work because they address the main causes and concerns of endometriosis which are inflammation and fibrosis that cause the pain sensations. I have used this set of enzymes to combat infertility. I used these enzymes in addition to herbal bitters like gentian and liver support herbs to help women get pregnant in cases of fallopian tube blockage secondary to fibrotic adhesions.

For the past 40 years or so, doctors in Europe and Japan have used systemic enzymes (nattokinase and serrapeptase) to treat endometriosis long before it entered the United States market. Many doctors are still prescribing out-dated side-effect-prone drugs like danazol and lupron; nasty pain killers like  asprin, ibuprofen,  aleve and advil.  Some are still using steroids which may worsen  infertility symptoms without lasting pain relief. Pau d'arco does not even address the excruciating pain of endometriosis like systemic enzymes.

Pau D'arco Forms, Blends, Potency and Dosages

Pau d'arco can be fashioned in different forms including tablets, tinctures, softgel, capsules, herb teas, liquid, ointment and powder forms. I don't like tinctures because they may contain alcohol; tablets are full of  fillers, and binders; soft gels are encapsulated oils preparations, not common and may not work as well; capsules are reduced powders in gelatin and are not potent; ointment and powders are less common and lose their potency with time. I mentioned most of all these other preparations of pau d'arco to dismiss them. I have tried the capsule and did not notice any difference--I think it was a waste of money.

The only effective preparations are the standardized liquid extract and the tea or dried herbs made from the inner bark where the active ingredient is concentrated. You must drink the tea 3 or 4 times a day before you see great results especially for cancer patients or endometriosis. Note that most formulation from the outer bark is ineffective regardless of dosage. These tend to be cheaper and more common with manufacturers. Be careful in your search and selections.

As I mentioned before, researchers have isolated some powerful anti-infective, anti-inflammatory plant healing chemicals from the Tabebuia trees called naphthoquinones. Of these extracts, lapachol seems to be the most studied Therefore the best formulation for internal complaints are standardized extracts of active ingredients containing 2-7% lapachol which may be difficult to achieve. A more plausible alternative is to have 3% of the more comprehensive naphthoquinones. Some herbalist prefer this formulation and consider it superior because it is a whole compound rather than reduced isolated ingredient which may lack other healing ingredients yet to be identified.

Pau D'arco Drug Herb Interactions and Possible Side Effects

Pau d'arco should not be taken by patients with blood dyscrasias (hemophiliacs, Glucose-6-Phosphate Deficiency), bleeding disease or by those who are taking anti-coagulants like heparin, coumadin, steroids or aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It's because as an anti-inflammatory compound and blood cleanser, pau d'arco also has blood thinning effect.

Under normal dose and circumstances, the tea or supplement is safe, but because of idiosyncratic reactions, some people may complain of stomach upset. They are advised to take it with food instead of empty stomach. However, if stomach upset continues thereafter, stop the herb.

More than therapeutic dose may cause nausea, vomiting and excessive bleeding.

As an exogenous herb, the effect of pau d'arco tend to wean between 6 months to 1 year. Six months is a long time to notice an effect and improvement regardless of treating cancer or endometriosis.

The safety of pau d'arco has not been established in pregnancy, and lactation, avoid during these periods. Also safety standards have not been established in new babies.

Dosage for specific Diseases

For cancer and endometriosis or infertility, take 1 teaspoonful of the standardized liquid extract diluted in water 3 times daily. As for the tea preparation of the inner or the dried leaves, drink a minimum of 3 cups daily. Remember, pau d'arco effects starts kicking in after one month. You have to be patient and persistent.

Also, don't forget that the way of nature is to work as a team. You must take herbal combinations for faster result. For even quicker result, add digestive and systemic enzymes for efficient bioavailability and utilization of nutrients. In fact, without enzymes, all your vitamins, plant nutrients and minerals don't work as well.

 

Summary

I will rather use pau d'arco as one of many supportive herbs or supplements rather than the main treatment for endometriosis or infertility. Usually there are many herbs that can combat stress, hormonal imbalance, inflammation, scarring and pain of endometriosis. Most of these concerns can be addressed with a blend of potent proteolytic (systemic) enzymes containing nattokinase and serrapeptase. Dietry and lifestyle changes is essential in pain management of endometriosis or infertility which is what make people come to hospital to see a doctor. You have to support the enzymes with wholesome alkaline, anti-inflammatory diet of green superfoods, raw fruits and green-leafy vegetables. Stop all inflammatory foods and allergens (allergy causing) like soy products, wheat, dairy, peanuts, sugars of all kinds, hormone-laden meats, junk food, processed foods, packaged foods, crispy and fried foods of all kinds. Prescription drugs are synthetic chemicals that can provoke allergy, inflammation and organ failure especially pain killers can erode your stomach, knock out your kidney and liver. Avoid them at all cost

One of the greatest mistakes people make in endometriosis and infertility is not associating their problems with what they are putting into their mouth. Even food supplements are not food substitutes. Supplements add to your diet and should not exclude adequate nutrition which is the epicenter or health. Even diet comes before detoxification because toxins can cause or aggravate pain of endometriosis. Detoxification cleans all the organs and give them time to heal while removing the road-blocks to natural healing and pain control. Any therapy without nutrition is blind and incomplete medicine.