Are Miracle Cures Hiding Here?
The Amazon Rain Forest is home to the largest diversity of plant species in the world, and scientists have yet to explore even half of those for medicinal properties.
6 medicinal plants of the Amazon:
Cordoncillo is a plant with anesthetic properties and comes from the Piperacea family, which is where we get black pepper. This leafy plant is a natural antidote against a vipers’ bite. Eating this plant is like a trip to the dentist, your mouth will be numb for hours.
The bark of a Tawari tree has medicinal properties that lend themselves to the treatment of infectios disease, including several types of cancer. This tree is just one of many Amazonian plants to be thought to have a curing effect on cancer.
Canelilla, most commonly known as rosewood is commonly used to treat acne, colds, infections, frigidity and nausea. The oysters of the Amazon, this plant can make libido skyrocket.
The Cocoa tree is used to create cocoa powder. Unfermented cocoa seeds and the seed coat are used to treat diabetes, digestive and chest complaints, as well as heart disease. Fighting heart disease with chocolate at its earliest stage.
Clavillia is used to fight fungus, parasites and bacteria and and also aid in digestion. Stay close to the toilet after biting the root of this plant.
Suma root is employed to increase the immune system, strengthen the muscular system and enhance memory among other applications. So much for an apple, it looks like the Suma root is best when it comes to keeping the doctor away
Source: The Weather Channel