Organ Specific Guide - Raintree Nutrition, Inc

SANGRE DE GRADO EXTRACT
Description: A pure natural resin extracted from the Sangre de Grado tree which is also called “Dragon's
Blood.” It has been independently documented with antimicrobial, gastroprotective, antiulcerogenic, and
wound healing properties.
Traditional uses by organ or system: Digestion/Elimination: For stomach ulcers, ulcerative colitis,
dysentery, IBS, Crohn's, and chronic diarrhea.
Ingredients: 100% pure sangre de grado resin (Croton lechleri).
Suggested Use: Take 15 drops in water or juice 1-2 times daily.
Contraindications: Not to be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
Other Practitioner Observations and Possible Precautions:
• This reddish-brown resin will permanently stain clothing and other things it touches.
• This product is best used in combination with Amazon Digestion Support and/or Amazon Bowel Support.
Synopsis of research: (Please the online Tropical Plant Database for Sangre de grado for all cited
research.)
The traditional use of sangre de grado was verified by clinical research in a 2000 study designed to
evaluate its gastrointestinal effects. Researchers concluded that: "Sangre de grado is a potent, costeffective
treatment for gastrointestinal ulcers and distress via antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and sensory
afferent-dependent actions." In 2002, researchers reported that sangre de grado evidenced an in vitro effect
against stomach cancer, H. pylori bacteria and colon cancer cells as well. Dr. James E. Williams, O.M.D.,
sums up sangre de grado's many uses, stating, "There is a wide range of potential applications for sangre
de grado, including as a broad-spectrum anti-diarrheal agent from causes such as side effects of drugs,
chemotherapy or radiation treatment, microbial infections of the intestine, traveler's diarrhea, and viralinduced
diarrhea as in AIDS. It may also have other uses in gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel
syndrome and ulcerative diseases. Its cytotoxic effects make it a possible antitumor agent and its cicatrizant
properties provide wound-healing potential. In addition, the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of
sangre de grado make it a useful compound in the clinical treatment of chronic viral diseases and as a
natural antibacterial agent."
The antiviral and anti-diarrheal properties of sangre de grado have come to the attention of the
pharmaceutical industry over the last 10 years. A U.S.-based pharmaceutical company has filed patents
on three pharmaceutical preparations that contain sangre de grado's novel chemicals (a group of plant
flavonoids they've named SP-303), extracted from the bark and resin of sangre de grado. Their patented
drugs include an oral product for the treatment of persistent diarrhea (currently sold OTC), an oral product
for the treatment of respiratory viral infections, and a topical antiviral product for the treatment of herpes.