Lapacho

Lapacho or taheebo is herbal tea made from the inner bark of the pau d'arco tree[1] Handroanthus impetiginosus.

Lapacho is used in the herbal medicine of several South and Central American indigenous peoples to treat a number of ailments including infection, fever and stomach complaints.

[1] The active ingredients such as lapachol have been found to possess significant abortifacient and reproductive toxicity effects for rats.

The red lapacho's purple-colored inner bark was one of the main medicines used by the Incas and has been used for over 1,000 years by the Kallawaya.

[5] Lapacho is traditionally promoted by herbalists as a treatment for a number of human ailments, including cancer.