The Blood of Drago is a latex extracted from the bark of an Amazonian tree. It has been traditionally used by natives to treat problems of diarrhea, gastritis and as a natural scar. It has Natural Healing Properties
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Drago or Grade Blood is the latex extracted from the bark of a tree that grows in the Amazon (croton lechleri), this latex has been used traditionally by Amazonian natives since ancient times for the treatment of chronic diarrhea, leucorrhoea, gastritis , Gastrointestinal ulcers, such as cicatrizant, stimulant of defenses of the organism, bacteriostatic, bactericidal, fungicide; Is used traditionally in the treatment of influenza, tonsillitis, herpes, uta, burns, acne, colds, affections of tonsils, gingivitis, cervicitis, weight loss, control hemorrhages.
Common names: Blood of dragon,
Plant Description
It is a wide tree of 10 to 20 m high, with a trunk of about 20 to 25 cm. Of diameter and bark of greyish-whitish color, which exudes a reddish resin (which is the part used).
Originally from America, it grows in the Amazon between 700 and 1600 masl. As for its chemical composition, steroids, coumarins, alkaloids (taspina), flavonoids, tannins (54%), saponins (low concentration), anthocyanins, phenolic compounds (gallic acid) were identified in the cortex (latex); Vitamin A, E and C, starch, cellulose, fats, lignans (mucilages, proteins, catechins (epicatechin, gallocatechin, epigallocatechin), etc. The two species used in traditional medicine are Croton lechleri Muell. Arg and Croton draconoides var. Cordatus Muell. Arg. Which have very similar chemical and therapeutic characteristics.
Complement like Blood of Drago several studies indicate that its consumption could be beneficial:
Drago’s Blood is usually consumed in different applications: orally, diluted in a little water and topically, it can be applied directly (erosions, wounds, etc.) and in the form of mouthwashes, also diluted in a little water. Among its most important effects we must emphasize its activity as astringent, healing and hemostatic, which can allow to effectively treat different types of skin and mucosal wounds, even those with difficulty such as decubitus or varicose ulcers. It has also been shown to have antibacterial, antimycotic and antiviral action, which would improve their efficacy in the aforementioned discomforts such as certain types of gastritis, especially erosive G. gastro-duodenal ulcers, in order to stop bleeding Initially and subsequently heal the lesions; In these cases it is taken orally with a little water 2 or 3 times a day. Likewise, it is usually consumed in erosions and / or mucosal infections of the oral cavity and pharyngeal gold such as gingivitis and bleeding gums, used in the form of mouthwashes, dissolved in water, pharyngeal-chronic tonsillitis and acute gargling dissolved in a little Of water, epistaxis (topical application), etc.