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The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs By Leslie Taylor, ND ; New Book! ; Available January 30, 2005

page 103:

Hemorrhoids : Sangre de Grado, Brazilian peppertree, copaiba, vassourinha, epazote, erva tostao, passionflower, picao preto, chuchuhuasi, artichoke, quinine, yerba mate, nettle

On page 239:

CHUCHUHUASI

 

HERBAL PROPERTIES AND ACTIONS

Chuchuhuasi is an enormous canopy tree of the Amazon rainforest that grows to 30 m high. It has large leaves (10-30 cm), small white flowers, and extreme­ ly tough, heavy, reddish-brown bark. Several botanical names have been given to this species of tree. It is referenced as Maytenus krukovii, M. ebenifolia, M. lae- vis, and M. macrocarpa; however, all botanical names refer to the same tree. Chuchuhausi is indigenous to the tropical rainforests of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

 

Family: Celastraceae

Genus: Moytenus

Species: krukovii

Common Names: chuchuhuasi, chucchu, huashu, chuchuasi, chuchasha, chuchuhuasha, chuchuaso, chuchumuasi, curi-caspi

Part Used: bark

Main Actions

• reduces inflammation

• relieves pain

• relaxes muscles

• enhances immunity

• increases libido

• supports adrenals

Other Actions

• kills cancer cells

• prevents tumors

• stimulates digestion

 

Standard Dosage

Bark Decoction: I cup two to three times daily Tincture: 3-5 ml two to three times daily

 

Indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest have been using the bark of chuchuhuasi medicinally for centuries. Its Peruvian name, chuchuhuasi, means "trembling back," which refers to its long-standing use for arthritis, rheuma­ tism, and back pain. One local Indian remedy for arthritis and rheumatism calls for 1 cup of a bark decoction taken three times a day for more than a week. Local people and villagers along the Amazon believe that chuchuhuasi is an aphrodisiac and tonic, and the bark soaked in the local sugarcane rum (aguar- diente) is a popular jungle drink that is even served in bars and to tourists (often called "go-juice" to relieve pain and muscle aches and to "keep going" during long treks in the rainforest). Local healers and curanderos in the Amazon use chuchuhuasi as a general tonic, to speed healing and, when combined with other medicinal plants, as a synergist for many types of illnesses. In Colombia, the Siona Indians boil a small piece of the bark (5 cm) in 2 liters of water until 1 liter remains, and drink it for arthritis and rheumatism. In the Ecuadorian rainforest, the Quijos Quichua Indians prepare a bark decoction for general aches and pains, rheumatism, sore muscles, menstrual pain, and stomachaches. In the Peruvian Amazon, chuchuhuasi is still considered the best remedy for arthritis among both city and forest dwellers. It is also used as a muscle relax- ant, aphrodisiac, and pain-reliever, for adrenal support, as an immune stimu­ lant, and for menstrual balance and regulation. In Peruvian herbal medicine systems, chuchuhuasi alchohol extracts are used to treat osteoarthritis, rheuma­ toid arthritis, bronchitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, and menstrual irregularities and pain.

Chuchuhausi is a powerhouse of plant chemicals—mostly triterpenes, favonols, and sesquiterpene alkaloids. Two of the more well-known chemicals in chuchuhuasi are mayteine and maytansine—alkaloids long documented (since the 1960s) with anti-tumor activity and which occur in other Maytenus plants as well. While these chemicals are found in chuchuhuasi, they don't occur in high enough amounts to really be therapeutic for cancer, however. Another rainfor­est Maytenus plant, espinheira santa (also featured in this book), is a much bet­ ter source of these anticancerous chemicals. Other novel compounds found only in chuchuhuasi thus far include dammarane- and friedelane-type triterpenes, which are considered to be some of the plant's active constituents. 1^ 3

The main plant chemicals found in chuchuhuasi include: agarofuran ses- quiterpenes, canophyllol, catedun tannins, dammarane triterpenes, dulcitol, ebenifoline alkaloids, euojapomne alkaloids, friedelan triterpenes, krukovine triterpenes, laevisine alkaloids* maoocaipin triterpenes, maytansine, mayteine, maytenin, mebeverine, phenoldknanes, pristimeran, proanthocyanidins, and tingenone (and its derivatives!)

Chuchuhuasi's long history of use has fueled much clinical interest in the research community. In the 1960s, an American pharmaceutical company dis­covered potent immune-stimulating properties of a leaf extract and a bark extract, documenting that it increased phagocytosis (the ability of immune cells to attack bacteria and foreign cells) in mice. 4 Researchers in 1977 reported that alcohol extracts of the bark evidenced anti-inflammatory and analgesic activi­ties in various studies with mice, which validated chuchuhuasi's traditional uses for arthritic pain. 5 Its anti-inflammatory action again was reported in the 1980s by an Italian research group. They reported that this activity (in addition to radiation protectant and anti-tumor properties) was at least partially linked to triterpenes and antioxidant chemicals isolated in the trunk bark. 6

In 1993, a Japanese research group isolated another group of novel alkaloids in chuchuhuasi that may be responsible for its effectiveness in treating arthri­ tis and rheumatism. 7 In the United States, a pharmaceutical company studying chuchuhuasi's anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties determined that these alkaloids can effectively inhibit enzyme production of protein kinase C (PKC). 8 PKC inhibitors have attracted much interest worldwide, as there is evi­ dence that too much PKC enzyme is involved in a wide variety of disease processes (including arthritis, asthma, brain tumors, cancer, and cardiovascu­ lar disease). 9 A Spanish research team found more new phytochemicals in 1998, one of which was cited as having activity against aldose reductase. 10 (This enzyme is implicated in nerve damage in diabetic patients.)

In the mid-1970s, Italian researchers tested a chuchuhuasi extract against skin cancers and identified its antitumorous properties. 11 They attributed these effects to two chemicals in chuchuhuasi called tingenone and pristimerin. Three groups found new and different sesquiterpene compounds in 1999, two of which showed marginal anti-tumor activity against four cell lines, and one of which was documented as effective against leishmaniasis (a tropical parasitic disease). 13" 15 Other researchers found four more chemicals in the roots of chuchuhuasi (named macrocarpins) in 2000—three of which were documented as cytotoxic to four tumor cell lines. 12

If the constituents in chuchuhuasi responsible for inhibiting PKC can be syn­ thesized, it is possible that a new arthritis drug will be developed. In the mean­time, the natural bark of this important Amazon rainforest tree will continue to be an effective natural herbal remedy for arthritis, for adrenal support, and as an immune tonic—as it has been for centuries. It is best prepared as it has been traditionally: as an alcohol tincture or a decoction. It normally takes about three to four days of daily use to get a beneficial effect for arthritic pain, and up to a month or longer of daily use is necessary for adrenal support.

 

Traditionally, 2-3 cups daily of a standard bark decoction or 2-4 ml of a standard tincture three times daily is used for this rainforest remedy.

Contraindications None reported. Drug Interactions None reported.

 

Uses

for skin cancer

as an aphrodisiac, pain-reliever, and for arthritis, rheumatism

for aches (menstrual, muscles), arthritis, fever, pain, rheumatism, stomachache, tumors (skin), and as an
aphrodisiac

for aches (back, muscles), arthritis, bronchitis, cancer, diarrhea, dysentery, gastrointestinal disease, hemorrhoids, impotency, inflammation, influenza, menstrual disorders, nausea, osteoarthritis, pain, rheumatism, tumors, virility, and as an aphrodisiac

 

 

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