‘Saintly’ vine helps SILENCE respiratory complaints
You’ve been holding it in as long as you can…
Because once a coughing fit takes hold… it may not be so easy to make it stop.
Whether your issue is as simple as a scratchy throat… or something more serious, like congestion or an obstruction…
There’s something that could help.
It’s NOT an Rx drug or inhaler… and it’s not a respiratory device.
Even if you’re CLEAR of an upper respiratory infection… but you’re just not breathing as well as you’d like to…
Here’s the Brazilian secret to CALMING your airways.
Guaco (Mikania glomerata or Mikania laevigata) is a tropical vine that hangs off of trees in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
This South American “climbing plant” may LOOK any ol’ rainforest vine… but it’s its SMELL that gives it away.
When brushed against… it gives off a distinctive PUMPKIN SPICE scent!
When brewed as a tea, it’s not only DELICIOUS… but also a HEALING drink…
Especially for respiratory issues.
Amazonian tribes have used this herb in their traditional medicine for CENTURIES…
But in 1870, guaco was manufactured into an herbal drug called “Opodeldo de Guaco” – at the time, considered a “saint’s remedy” for cough and even more severe conditions like bronchitis.
That’s because it works as a cough suppressant (a.k.a. antitussive) and expectorant…
As well as a bronchodilator… meaning it helps keep your airways WIDE so air can flow through EFFORTLESSLY.
Its antispasmodic action helps RELAX chest tightness (a.k.a. bronchoconstriction, as during an asthma attack)…
And its anti-inflammatory action helps SOOTHE irritation and even IMPROVE lung function.
Key to these actions is guaco’s content of coumarin… which is a substance we actually know quite a bit about.
So why have you NEVER heard of guaco?
Well, it just MIGHT be because most of the published studies weren’t written in English… but in Portuguese!
In fact, guaco isn’t just a “folk remedy”… but an herbal cure that’s been BACKED by the Brazilian National Health System!
In addition to brewing up a pot of tea, some Brazilian folks make a cough syrup out of guaco as a “home remedy” for upper respiratory infections.
If you’d like to try whipping up a batch of it at home… look for dried herbs at your local Latin American specialty store or online, sometimes labeled as “Palo guaco.”
Because coumarin could THIN your blood… be careful combining it with any anticoagulants or other blood-thinning meds you may already be on.
If guaco isn’t a good candidate for you… you could also look into such other natural cures as…
- licorice
- thyme
- coltsfoot
- ivy leaf
- primula
- plantain leaves
- and more.
Just to be sure, check with your doc before trying anything new.
