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Samambaia
(Polypodium decumanum) Code: BOS262 -- Price: $18.50 120 Capsules x 500 mg. Order Now 
Email Summarized Description:
Samambaia, for identification purposes, is also known as Phlebodium decumanum or
Phlebodium pseudoaureum.
Like avenca, Samambaia is a medicinal fern
that is found throughout rainforests of South America, though it is thought to have
originated from Honduras. Samambaia is just one
member of the Polypodium genus, which has 75-100 species of true fern.
Samambaia, a medium-to-large fern with long-creeping rhizomes,
Uses & Protocols
Hondurans use this herbal to treat
psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, general joint pain, and malignant tumors; in Peru, to treat coughs
and problems of the pancreas. In many parts of the Amazon, it revered as a blood
purifier, and general tonic -- much like Ajo Te.
Health practitioners in the U.S. have also expanded its medicinal uses to
include Alzheimer's, colds, flu, and disorders of the skin, respiratory,
and immune systems, as well as cancer-related cachexia.Dosage: Two capsules, twice a day, or as
otherwise directed by your health care practitioner.Warnings & Contraindications
May potentiate digitalis or similar
prescription heart drugs. Secondly, absorption is reduced in the presence of antacids.Shelf-Life
Five years or more.
Medicinal Activities
Further information for practitioners:
World-famous botanist Dr. James Duke attributes the following activities
to this plant (p. 526-528; see hardcopy cover at right),
drawn from the extant literature. (See his graduation for "level of
efficacy" on our amazon traditionals page;
followed by Duke's bibliographic abbreviations (in capital letters),
which we identify
on a separate page.) Duke provides a "food farmacy potential" score for this
plant of "FNFF=???."
Indications
Further information for practitioners:
Duke provides the following indications for this plant:
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 Recent Studies on Samambaia Sourced from PubMed Disclaimer: The following citations provide findings on the
properties of Samambaia and offer insights into prospective areas of future research.
These findings should not be inferred to provide the basis of medicinal claims,
nor should they be relied upon by the public, as such. Readers who want full access to
the PubMed database are encouraged to
register with NCBI.As of Jan. 2017, there were only a handful
of citations covering the species. Below we list a few of the more notable:
Extensive information about
Samambaia is covered on the Raintree Forest website.
Even better, you can purchase Leslie Taylor's excellent reference book,
The Healing Power
of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals at Amazon.The Polypodium genus is described in
Wikipedia. |