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LUCRACO (Waltheria ovata) is a plant used both as a food and in
traditional medicine by the rural population who live in the coastal
desert of Peru. Lucraco roots traditionally are boiled in water
with sugar. It is then thoroughly chilled and served with meals
as a healthy beverage. Lucraco has been used from time immemorial
for nutritional support for the urinary tract and the prostate gland.*
It has a powerful anti-inflammatory action which in turn exercises
a profound influence on prostate and urinary tract health. The root
contains the active principles, which include tannins, leucoantocianidines,
saponines and free phenenolic groups.
Lucraco Plus™ is a total extract of the root
of the Lucraco plant and of Cat’s Claw Bark (Uncaria tomentosa).
The Lucraco Plus™ formula, which has been in use since 1990,
gives very good results as a nutritional support for different problems
that affect the prostate, including prostatitis,
both acute as well as chronic, in some cases with several years
of evolution. Men with prostatatic hypertrophy
have also been given Lucraco Plus as a nutritional support for the
prostate. The result is a slight to moderate decrease in the volume
of the prostate gland (about 20%), with a remission in the symptoms.
Lucraco Plus also provides good nutritional support for men with
prostate cancer in different phases of evolution,
which can be given at the same time as radiation treatments or hormonal
therapy, etc., as well as to those who are without any treatment.
Lucraco Plus™ used as nutritional support
for the urinary genital tract has also helped support normal urination.
One doctor who has used the Lucraco Plus™ formula for more
than a decade claims that almost all of his patients have shown
a reduction in their PSA levels, and in some, the
reduction was substantial.
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The quality of life of these patients has been greatly improved by their usage of Lucraco Plus™. The recommended serving varies according to each situation, but
on average the serving can be 5 ml. (one tsp.) three times a day
( (every 8 hours) away from food, for a period of one to three
months. (Evaluation is made after one month to determine if the
symptoms have disappeared.) This can be followed by a maintenance
dose of one teaspoon once or twice a day (away from food) for
10 days of each month, or as prescribed by a health care practitioner.
Another suggested usage is simply as nutritional support for continued
good prostate-urinary tract health in men older than 45, who can
take five ml.(one teaspoon) twice a day for 10 days of each month.
It is important to point out that with the treatment, it is
recommended that the individual refrain from consuming liquor,
irritating condiments, or eating red meats especially beef, pork,
lamb, duck, etc. In the last ten years in which the Lucraco Plus™
formula has been used in the treatment of prostate problems, no
side effects have been reported nor negative interactions reported
with prescription drugs. Lucraco Plus™
can be used simultaneously with other therapeutic interventions.
* This information has not been evaluated by the FDA. Information
is presented here for educational purposes only. This product
is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat any disease.
Copyright by Viana Muller, Ph.D., 2001
This material is excerpted from the forthcoming book, Healing
with Rainforest Herbs. None of these pages may be reproduced and/or
distributed in any way without written permission from the author.
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