The Boldo tree offers the Amazon people numerous resources for
improving life and health. In part of Chile, the fruit of the Boldo is
used as a spice for meals, while the bark is utilized in tanning
hides. It is the Boldo leaf, however, that provides the most beneficial
medicinal properties. In South America and parts of Europe and North
Africa, Boldo leaf is prized for the various health benefits it
provides:
- The leaf is a known anthelmintic, or deworming medicine
- The leaf is known in some parts of the Amazon to treat liver diseases and gallstones
- In various global markets, Boldo extract is used as a diuretic
and known to induce the flow of stomach bile for better health
- Researchers in Germany have tested Boldo for mild gastrointestinal spasms and dyspeptic disorders
- Studies in the US show that Boldo is effective in increasing urine flow, cleansing the body of wasteful product
As a laxative and as treatment for choleretic, diruetic, and hepatic problems, Powdered Boldo assists the body's natural functions.