A-F is a powerful formula of 12 rainforest botanicals, which was used by the shamans and herbal healers in South America against fungal infections, candidiasis, yeast infections, and rosacea.
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Ingredients: 100% pure blend of jatoba, Brazilian peppertree, anamu, bellaco caspi, matico, piri-piri, pau d'arco, ubos, fedegoso, tamamuri, guaco, and graviola. No binders, fillers or other additives are used.
Suggested Use: As nutritional supplement. Take 2-3 capsules twice daily on an empty stomach.
Contraindications: Not to be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
Also Suggested:
- Jatobà Extract, a Rainforest botanical traditionally used as a folk remedy against cystitis and Candida
- Colloidal Silver, the ancestor of modern antibiotics
- Skin-P Support, 100% natural blend of Rainforest botanicals used by Shamans for skin roblems uch as psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, rosacea, and as support to damaged and sensitive skins
References
Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril)
Yang, D., et al. “Use of caryophyllene oxide as an antifungal agent in an in vitro experimental model of onychomycosis.” Mycopathologia. 1999; 148(2): 79–82.
Rouquayrol, M. Z., et. al. “Antifungal activity of essential oils from Northeastern Brazilian plants.” Rev. Brasil Pesq. Med. Biol. 1980; 13: 135-143.
Arrhenius, S. P., et.al. “Inhibitory effects of Hymenaea and Copaifera leaf resins on the leaf fungus, Pestalotia subcuticulari.” Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 1983; 11(4): 361-366.
Rahalison, L., et al. “Screening for antifungal activity of Panamanian Plants.” Inst. J. Pharmacog. 1993; 31(1): 68-76.
Caceres, A., et al. “Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of dermatomucosal infections. 1: Screening of 38 plant extracts.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1991; 33(3): 277-283.
Pau d'arco (Tabebuia impetiginosa)
Portillo, A., et. al. “Antifungal activity of Paraguayan plants used in traditional medicine.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2001 Jun; 76(1): 93-8.
Gershon, H., et al. “Fungitoxicity of 1,4-naphthoquinonoes to Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.” Can. J. Microbiol. 1975; 21: 1317-1321.
Guiraud, P., et al. “Comparison of antibacterial and antifungal activities of lapachol and beta-lapachone.” Planta Med. 1994 Aug; 60(4): 373-4.
Park, B. S., et al. “Selective growth-inhibiting effects of compounds identified in Tabebuia impetiginosa inner bark on human intestinal bacteria.” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005 Feb; 53(4): 1152-7.
Park, B. S., et al. “Antibacterial activity of Tabebuia impetiginosa Martius ex DC (Taheebo) against Helicobacter pylori.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Dec;
Anamu (Petiveria alliacea)
Kim, S., et al. “Antibacterial and antifungal activity of sulfur-containing compounds from Petiveria alliacea L.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Mar; 104(1-2): 188-92.
Benevides, P. J., et. al. “Antifungal polysulphides from Petiveria alliacea L.” Phytochemistry. 2001 Jul; 57(5): 743-7.
Caceres, A., et. al. “Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytic infections. 1. Screening for antimycotic activity of 44 plant extracts.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1991; 31(3): 263-276
Caceres, A., et. al. “Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of protozoal infections. I. Screening of activity to bacteria, fungi and American trypanosomes of 13 native plants.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1998 Oct; 62(3): 195-202.
Von Szczepanski, C., et al. "Isolation, structure elucidation and synthesis of antimicrobial substance from Petiveria alliacea." Arzneim-Forsch 1972; 22: 1975.
Clavillia (Mirabilis jalapa)
Cammue, B.P., et al. “Isolation and characterization of a novel class of plant antimicrobial peptides from Mirabilis jalapa L. seeds.” J. Biol. Chem. 1992 Feb 5; 267(4): 2228-33.
Yang, S. W., et. al. “Three new phenolic compounds from a manipulated plant cell culture, Mirabilis jalapa”. J. Nat. Prod. 2001 Mar; 64(3): 313-7.
Habuka, N., et al. “Expression and secretion of Mirabilis antiviral protein in Escherichia coli and its inhibition of in vitro eukaryotic and prokaryotic protein synthesis.” J. Biol. Chem. 1990 Jul 5; 265(19): 10988-92.
Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus molle)
Schmourlo, G., et al. "Screening of antifungal agents using ethanol precipitation and bioautography of medicinal and food plants." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Jan; 96(3): 563-8.
Dikshit, A. “Schinus molle: a new source of natural fungitoxicant.” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1986; 51(5): 1085-1088.
Gundidza, M. “Antimicrobial activity of essential oil from Schinus molle Linn.” Central Africian J. Med. 1993; 39 11: 231-234.
Martinez, M. J., et al. "Screening of some Cuban medicinal plants for antimicrobial activity." J. Ethnopharmacol. 1996; 52(3): 171-74.
El-Keltawi, N., et al. "Antimicrobial activity of some Egyptian aromatic plants." Herba Pol. 1980; 26(4): 245-50.
Guaco (Mikania guaco)
Duarte, M. C., et al. "Anti-Candida activity of Brazilian medicinal plants." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005; 97(2): 305.
Yatsuda, R., et al. “Effects of Mikania genus plants on growth and cell adherence of mutans streptococci.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005; 97(2): 183-9.
Holetz, F. B., "Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases." Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. 2002 Oct; 97(7):1027-31.
Davino, S. C., et al. "Antimicrobial activity of kaurenoic acid derivatives substituted on carbon-15." Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res. 1989; 22(9): 1127-29.
Fedegoso (Cassia occidentalis)
Qureshi, S., “In vitro evaluation of inhibitory nature of extracts of 18-plant species of Chindwara against 3-keratinophilic fungi.” Hindustan Antibiot. Bull. 1997 Feb-Nov; 39(1-4): 56-60.
Caceres, A., et al. “Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytic infections. 2. Evaluation of antifungal activity of seven American plants.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1993 Dec; 40(3): 207-13.
Caceres, A., et al. “Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytic infections. 1. Screening for antimycotic activity of 44 plant extracts.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 1991 Mar; 31(3): 263-76.
Samy, R. P., et al. “Antibacterial activity of some folklore medicinal plants used by tribals in Western Ghats of India.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2000; 69(1): 63-71.
Graviola (Annona muricata)
Keinan, E., et al. "Antibody-catalyzed organic and organometallic transformations and chemical libraries of Annonaceous acetogenins." The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology Scientific Report 1997-1998.
Nicolas, H., et al. "Structure-activity relationships of diverse Annonaceous acetogenins against multidrug resistant human mammary adenocarcinoma (MCF-7/Adr) cells." J. Med. Chem. 1997; 40(13): 2102-6.
Gonzalez-Coloma, A., et al. “Selective action of acetogenin mitochondrial complex I inhibitors.” Z. Naturforsch. 2002; 57(11-12): 1028-34.
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