{"id":317,"date":"2024-01-31T19:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greekmedicine.net\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2024-02-25T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T14:14:51","slug":"chaparro-amargo-miracle-herb-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greekmedicine.net\/blog\/herbs\/chaparro-amargo-miracle-herb-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html","title":{"rendered":"CHAPARRO AMARGO: MIRACLE HERB FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>This article introduces my readers to the wonderful and amazing healing properties of a major Mexican medicinal herb, Chaparro Amargo (Castela tortuosa).\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div 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ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greekmedicine.net\/blog\/herbs\/chaparro-amargo-miracle-herb-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html\/#Chaparro_Amargo_in_the_Light_of_Greek_Medicine_and_Traditional_Healing\" >Chaparro Amargo in the Light of Greek Medicine and Traditional Healing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greekmedicine.net\/blog\/herbs\/chaparro-amargo-miracle-herb-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html\/#An_Invitation_to_Interaction_and_Dialogue\" >An Invitation to Interaction and Dialogue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greekmedicine.net\/blog\/herbs\/chaparro-amargo-miracle-herb-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html\/#Sources\" >Sources:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_A_Chronicle_of_My_Healing_Journey_with_Chaparro_Amargo\"><\/span><strong>Introduction: A Chronicle of My Healing Journey with Chaparro Amargo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I have been going down to Mexico periodically for several years now, and more frequently over the last couple of years.\u00a0 One thing that has been very hard for me to take when I am down there is the Mexican diet, with all its meat, grease, salt, fried food and spicy chilies.\u00a0 You see, I believe that, when it comes to our health, each one of us has his or her own karmic weak spots, or points of vulnerability, and mine just happens to be my stomach and digestive tract.\u00a0 There are various reasons for this \u2013 a karmic carryover from my previous lifetime, as well as a terrible systemic Candida or yeast infection that my first wife gave me, which seriously compromised my gut biome.\u00a0 In addition, my sister did a little research and found out that Crohn\u2019s disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, runs in our family.\u00a0 And year after year, when I went down to Mexico, my guts got more and more sensitive to the deleterious effects of the Mexican food that I ate down there.\u00a0 I remember vividly when my poor old guts wrestled with a greasy chile relleno all night \u2013 I got up frequently to take various herbal remedies that I thought would help, even going so far as to munch on some fresh bitter Aloe leaves.\u00a0 And then finally, just before sunrise, I went to the bathroom and rid myself of the digestive nightmare that I had been wrestling with all night.\u00a0 Thank God!<\/p>\n<p>From my nightmare episode with that greasy chile relleno that night, I started to get the idea that I should study the local Mexican herbs, that they might be able to help me with the many digestive challenges I faced from the Mexican food.\u00a0 After all, the fresh Aloe leaves that I ate that night were a vigorous laxative, and also stimulated the flow of bile to help me with digesting all that grease.\u00a0 And another herb I took that night, Matarique, I knew was a gastro-intestinal antispasmodic that loosened up colic and cramping in my gut, so I could eventually discharge that greasy chile relleno.\u00a0 And so, little by little I began to study and learn about Mexican herbs.\u00a0 I would frequent the herb sellers at the market in downtown Guanajuato where I lived, inquiring about the various herbs they were selling.\u00a0 Then, in the evenings I would go online and google up the various uses and benefits of the herbs I was studying and taking, as well as other helpful facts concerning their chemical constituents and mechanisms of action.\u00a0 In my travels throughout Mexico, I eventually learned that every region of this vast and diverse country had its own local herbs, and some of them were downright amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a couple of years ago now, I had another kind of health nightmare \u2013 inflammatory bowel disease \u2013 or, more precisely, it seemed to present pretty much with the symptoms of ulcerative colitis, with explosive attacks of bloody diarrhea, brought on by certain trigger foods.\u00a0 My bowels were getting really finicky in general, and I never knew exactly when I would have the urgent need to go to the bathroom \u2013 or exactly what would come out in the stool.\u00a0 In addition, I was developing allergies and sensitivities to many, many different foods.\u00a0 The food that seemed to be the most provocative of bloody diarrhea attacks was cheese, and I didn\u2019t do many other dairy products that well, either.\u00a0 As many people know, Mexican food has a lot of cheese in general.\u00a0 Cheese is a dairy product, and dairy products tend to generate a lot of phlegm; if eating cheese didn\u2019t provoke a bowel attack, it would often make me sluggish and dizzy, which are symptoms of excess phlegm and dampness going to the head, which is a common hangout spot for excess phlegm in the body.\u00a0 Anyway, with all my food allergies and sensitivities developing and multiplying, I knew I had to do something to stem the tide and reverse this whole thing.\u00a0 It was then that I discovered Chaparro Amargo.\u00a0 I found capsules of the powdered herb in a local health food store, ( Chaparro Amargo is very bitter) and started to take them.<\/p>\n<p>I immediately started to notice a big difference in my gut \u2013 all of a sudden, my bowels got a lot calmer.\u00a0 I knew that Chaparro Amargo is very bitter, but I would chew the capsules with my teeth in order to release the bitter herb right into my digestive tract as soon as possible \u2013 and I noticed an instant difference: there was profound calm and peace in my bowels once again.\u00a0 I took many other herbs from time to time, as the need arose, but I kept on keeping on with the Chaparro Amargo, taking two capsules in the morning, upon arising, as well as two capsules in the evening, upon retiring \u2013 and I noticed my intestinal condition improving steadily the longer I continued using the herb.\u00a0 The only time when things got worse was when my supply ran out \u2013 then I would notice the attacks starting to come back.\u00a0 I quickly learned that I had to keep taking that herb as a fundamental cornerstone of my health regimen.\u00a0 And since I have been using Chaparro Amargo, I have also noticed that I have a greater tolerance for foods that I used to be sensitive to.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t an open invitation to abuse or gorge on those foods, as I quickly learned if I overindulged in those trigger foods.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Closer_Look_at_Chaparro_Amargo\"><\/span><strong>A Closer Look at Chaparro Amargo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Chaparro Amargo, also known as Chaparro Amargoso, is a bush or small tree that grows mainly in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of northwestern Mexico and the southwest of the United States.\u00a0 Its botanical name is <em>Castela tortuosa, <\/em>although other species of the <em>Castela <\/em>genus have also been used.\u00a0 The bush has many thorns or spines, and bears yellow flowers and bright red berries or fruit; the woody branches and roots of the plant are used as medicine, and also the oval shaped green leaves, with the roots and branches being the main medicinal part.\u00a0 \u2013 1.\u00a0 Chaparro Amargo is a very versatile medicinal plant with many different therapeutic uses and applications.\u00a0 Usually, a bitter tea is made from the branches or the root and drunk internally, although it can also be used as a topical wash to treat skin conditions like acne, eczema and psoriasis.\u00a0 Chaparro Amargo can also be taken in drops as an alcoholic extract or tincture, or the herb can be powdered, put into capsules and taken internally \u2013 that\u2019s my preferred way.<\/p>\n<p>Chaparro Amargo\u2019s principal use seems to be as a stomach, liver and digestive tonic to treat various digestive disorders such as gastritis, stomach ulcers, liver congestion and toxicity and hepatobiliary congestion and stasis.\u00a0 The herb is also an excellent liver tonic and hepato-protector.\u00a0 Chaparro Amargo is also an excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant, and is very beneficial in treating diarrhea, dysentery, intestinal amebiasis and parasites, and inflammatory bowel disorders.\u00a0 Some herbalists also feel that it has anti-tumoral properties that could be useful in treating cancers of the colon and GI tract, but this has not yet been conclusively proven.\u00a0 Being a strong anti-inflammatory, Chaparro Amargo is also useful in bringing down fevers, particularly those of the intermittent or malarial variety.\u00a0 Chaparro Amargo may also be useful in blood sugar control for those who suffer from type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, since, being of the <em>Simaroubaceae <\/em>phylum or larger family of plants, it is botanically related to Quassia wood <em>(Picrasma excelsa) <\/em>which is one of the main herbs used in Mexico to treat Type Two Diabetes.\u00a0 The two plants seem to share an active ingredient, Quassine, as well as related bitter principles and Quassinoids, which contribute to their hepatotonic and blood sugar lowering properties \u2013 2.\u00a0 Incidentally, both plants have been used topically as insect repellents.\u00a0 Chaparro Amargo is also used in homeopathic medicine to treat chronic diarrhea and dysentery with tenderness over the liver and much mucus in the stools.\u00a0 \u2013 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a whole, Chaparro Amargo is well tolerated, but still, there are some contraindications and precautions that should be observed.\u00a0 Its safety during pregnancy and lactation has not been well established, so it should be avoided at these times.\u00a0 There are also those who feel that taking it in excessive doses, or for extended periods of time has the potential to accumulate in, and damage, the liver and kidneys, but this has not been my experience with the herb.\u00a0 \u2013 1.\u00a0 At any rate, if you have any concerns about taking this herb, or whether or not to take it, please consult with your doctor or personal physician.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chaparro_Amargo_in_the_Light_of_Greek_Medicine_and_Traditional_Healing\"><\/span><strong>Chaparro Amargo in the Light of Greek Medicine and Traditional Healing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The word, \u201cAmargo\u201d is Spanish for \u201cBitter\u201d, and Chaparro Amargo is indeed quite bitter; its healing benefits come principally from its bitter taste, I feel.\u00a0 In herbal medicine, the bitter taste is cleansing and purifying, as well as being calming, soothing and anti-inflammatory; many bitter herbs stimulate the metabolism and flow of bile, and Chaparro Amargo is definitely used for hepatobiliary complaints.\u00a0 Since bile, which is Yellow Bile or the Choleric humor, is the humor associated with the Fire element, stimulating and improving its flow and secretion by the liver also seems to have the therapeutic benefit of reducing fire, or heat and inflammation, in that organ.\u00a0 The liver, gall bladder and the biliary ducts empty into the duodenum, which lies right below the stomach in a crucial and sensitive part of the GI tract; therefore, easing and smoothing out the flow of bile has a beneficial effect on lessening the symptoms of GI colic and irritable bowel.\u00a0 Being a powerful antioxidant, as many anti-inflammatory herbs like Chaparro Amargo are, I feel that this herb is also helpful in detoxifying toxic and oxidized pathological forms of black and yellow bile in the liver and spleen, which act as a slow and caustic irritant to the whole digestive apparatus, thus aggravating colic, hyperacidity and irritable bowel.<\/p>\n<p>These are the main properties and characteristics of Chaparro Amargo that explain its wonderful efficacy in treating ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease, I feel, and why it has helped me so greatly.\u00a0 Your experience with the herb may be somewhat different, but if you are suffering from one of the many conditions that it is indicated for, it may be worth a try.\u00a0 It was helpful for me in my struggle with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease, which are autoimmune conditions.\u00a0 Although every pharmaceutical drug you can take for treating auto-immune conditions has the undesirable or negative side effect of compromising one\u2019s overall immunity and ability to fight infections, many herbs actually heal and balance the immune system and the immune response by reducing allergic and autoimmune reactions while strengthening and benefiting normal, healthy immunity \u2013 and I feel that Chaparro Amargo is one of these beneficial immunomodulatory herbs that have a bi-directional healing and balancing effect on the immune response.\u00a0 This is due to the fact that herbs, as living botanical medicines, have biological intelligence inherent in them, whereas pharmaceutical drugs, as dead, lifeless chemical compounds, do not.<\/p>\n<p>I remember my teacher of Western Medicine in acupuncture school, a naturopathic doctor named Jared, explain to me his idea of where the whole phenomenon of autoimmunity came from.\u00a0 We live in such a toxic world, and take in so many additional toxins through an impure and toxic diet, he said, that the bloodstream, which is supposed to be a nourishing River of Life, becomes like a heavily polluted river that is incapable of truly supporting life, but has become toxic and aggravating to it.\u00a0 It was then, he felt, that the bloodstream, instead of feeding and supporting our natural immunity via the vital principles, perverted or subverted it, leading to autoimmune disease.\u00a0 This may be an oversimplification of the whole pathology of auto-immunity, which is actually quite complex in its overall etiology and pathogenesis, but this pollution of the bloodstream is probably an important aspect to consider.\u00a0 Anyway, besides the biological intelligence they embody, which is able to work bi-directionally to adjust the immune response, another great advantage of herbs is they are the great purifiers and detoxifiers of the body, whereas pharmaceutical drugs don\u2019t have this ability the same way that herbs do.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, there is no doubt that Chaparro Amargo, as a medicinal herb, is one of the world\u2019s great bitter tonics.\u00a0 Its overall field of action is mainly the stomach, liver and intestinal tract, on which it focuses its properties as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, choleretic and cholagogue.\u00a0 It also seems to have vulnerary properties as a cicatrizant to promote the healing of ulceration in the gut, as well as an ability to inhibit or expel amoeba and parasites.\u00a0 Systemically speaking, Chaparro Amargo\u2019s anti-inflammatory properties can bring down fevers, especially fevers of bilious origin, which tend to be malarial or intermittent.\u00a0 And Chaparro Amargo also appears to be an herb that has a bi-directional healing and balancing effect on the immune response as an immunomodulatory herb; this, I feel, is due to its wonderful calming and soothing properties and energy.\u00a0 In short, Chaparro Amargo needs to be better known and appreciated as a valuable and eminently useful medicinal herb.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Invitation_to_Interaction_and_Dialogue\"><\/span><strong>An Invitation to Interaction and Dialogue<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you have any questions, comments or feedback concerning what you have read here, please send me an email at: <strong><a href=\"mailto:davido@greekmedicine.net\">davido@greekmedicine.net<\/a> .\u00a0 <\/strong>I would love to hear from you and answer your questions and concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sources\"><\/span><strong>Sources:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/italisvital.info\/chaparro-amargo-castela-tortuosa-uses-and-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chaparro Amargo (Castela Tortuosa) Uses and Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/npp\/quassia.html#:~:text=Scientific%20Name(s)%3A%20Picrasma,updated%20on%20Dec%2011%2C%202023.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quassia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.materiamedica.info\/en\/materia-medica\/william-boericke\/chaparro-amargoso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHAPARRO AMARGOSO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article introduces my readers to the wonderful and amazing healing properties of a major Mexican medicinal herb, Chaparro Amargo (Castela tortuosa).\u00a0 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