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Chaparral

(Larrea divaricata)
Also know as Creosote bush

Botanical Information

A common aromatic, resinous desert shrub that grows up to twelve or fifteen feet high with small resinous leaves, bright yellow flowers, and white, hairy fruits.

Working with Chaparral

Part(s) Used

Flowering Tops

Herb Forms

Tinctures, capsules, tablets, bulk herb, powder.

Affects

Chaparral has been used traditionally as a remedy for bronchitis, colds, rheumatism, stomach pain, venereal disease, and chicken pox. It promotes sweating and improves the elimination of toxins from the liver and skin. Chaparral’s antibacterial activity makes it useful externally for skin abrasions or injuries. It is used as a douche for trichamonas. Chaparral contains NDGA, a substance used by the food industry to prevent fermentation and decomposition; this constituent may account for its antioxidant activity. It is a famous cancer remedy, and American herbalists think of it as a concentrated extract applied externally for skin cancer and sometimes recommend the powdered herb in capsules or tablets, or the tea as a cancer-preventative or remedy. Scientific provings for antitumor activity with this herb are inconclusive.

Chaparral has a taste of BITTER, ACRID and a temperature of WARM.

Cautions

Not for long-term use by people with kidney disease or liver conditions. Recent controversy surrounds the use of this herb internally, after several reports in the literature associated chaparral use with liver disease. An expert medical review of these
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