An essential component of the IntestiSan formula is Pau D'Arco, obtained from the inner bark of the Handroanthus trees from the Amazon rainforest. Traditional herbalists have been using it for centuries as a natural antibiotic. Pau D'Arco is an analgesic and antiinflammatory herb with restorative and antioxidant properties. One of its main properties is to mobilize the body's defenses to fight disease. The bark has an immunostimulatory effect. The immunomodulating properties of Pau D'Arco help avoid the aggravation of allergic and autoimmune processes in the body. Also, the bark increases nonspecific body resistance by activating cellular and humoral immune mechanisms. Numerous positive effects of this unique plant are due to the synergy of all its constituent active substances. Handroanthus tree bark has therapeutic effects in cases of: - colds (respiratory diseases, infections, influenza, laryngitis); - acute pulmonary and bronchial diseases (tracheitis, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia); - otitis, sinusitis; - gastritis, stomach, and duodenal ulcers, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder); - dysentery; RaDoTech Food Supplements Products catalogue - diseases of the urinary and genital organs (pyelonephritis (inflammation of the renal pelvis), cystitis (bladder inflammation), urethritis, prostatitis, bladder polyps, cervical inflammation, venereal diseases; - inflammatory processes of various locations; - blood diseases (iron deficiency anemia, etc.); - fungal diseases; - inflammation of the joints and rheumatism; - skin diseases (lipomas, eczema, edema, psoriasis, dermatosis, vitiligo); - autoimmune diseases (lupus); - diabetes; - hypertension; - congestive heart failure, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; - tuberculosis; - biliary tract patency disorders, pancreatitis