Sangre de Grado

This product is a liquid extract of sangre de grado. Sangre de grado (Croton lechleri) is a tree with a broad, open crown that typically grows between 32 and 65 feet tall. The bole is usually less than 11 inches in diameter. When the trunk of the tree is cut or wounded, a dark red, sappy resin oozes out as if the tree is bleeding.

The sap is a popular and effective herbal treatment, and is commonly harvested from the wild Amazonian forests for local use or trade.

Sangre de grado has a long history of indigenous use in the rainforest of South America. It has been used since the 1600s. Today, sangre de grado resin continues to be used in traditional South American medicine, similarly to its historical use by indigenous peoples. In Peruvian herbal medicine, it is recommended for wounds, hemorrhaging, and vaginal douche. It is also used internally for various conditions of the digestive, respiratory, and immune systems.

Sangre de grado is full of phytochemicals, including proanthocyanidins (antioxidants), simple phenols, diterpenes, phytosterols, and biologically active alkaloids and lignans. Scientists have attributed many of its biologically active properties to two active constituents: the alkaloid taspine and the lignan dimethylcedrusine.