GUACO

Guaco Plant Summary
Main Preparation Method:
fluid extract, syrup, or decoction

Main Actions (in order):
cough suppressant, bronchodilator, expectorant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory

Main Uses:

1. for upper respiratory problems (coughs, bronchitis, colds/flu, asthma, allergies, etc)
2. for various internal and external bacterial and protozoal infections
3. for Candida and yeast infections
4. for snakebite and insect bites and stings
5. as an analgesic (pain-reliever) and anti-inflammatory for arthritis, rheumatism, intestinal inflammation, and ulcers

Properties/Actions Documented by Research:
anti-anaphylactic (reduces allergic reactions), anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticandidal, anticoagulant (blood thinner), antihistamine, antiprotozoal, antivenin, bronchodilator, cough suppressant, expectorant

Other Properties/Actions Documented by
Traditional Use:
analgesic (pain-reliever), anesthetic, anti-asthmatic, anticancerous, antispasmodic, blood cleanser, diaphoretic (promotes sweating), febrifuge (reduces fever), vermifuge (expels worms), wound healer

Worldwide Ethnomedical Uses
Brazil :
for albuminuria, analgesic, appetite stimulation, arthritis, asthma, blood cleansing, bronchitis, bronchial constriction, cancer, cholera, colds, coughs, fever, gout, infections, influenza, intestinal problems, laryngitis, neuralgia, pain, pleurisy, pruritus, respiratory problems, rheumatism, snakebite, sore throat, syphilis, tonsillitis, wounds, and as an expectorant

Dominican Republic: for cholera, fever, flu
Guyana: for itch, insect bite, snakebite, skin eruptions
Haiti for: fever, malaria, syphilis
Mexico : for asthma, bites(dog), fever, malaria, menstrual irregularities, rheumatism, scorpion stings, sores, snakebite, spasm, stomach problems, tetanus, worms

Venezuela: for fever, snakebite, tumor
Elsewhere : for cholera, snakebite