Health Benefits of Dragons Blood (Sangre De Drago)

Sangre de drago is a tree that grows in the Amazon rainforest. This was written in December, 2011. No Komodo dragons are injured to make this herbal remedy. Dragon's blood is also called sangre de grado and sangre de drago. Links below are in blue.

The sap of the sangre de drago tree is used for healing. Sangre de drago (croton lechleri) means dragon's blood in English. There is the doctrine of signatures. This is where nature will give a clue to what an herb or healing plant is good for. The sap of the sangre de drago tree looks like blood coming out of a cut. Also the leaves are shaped like a heart. One scientist also calls it morphism but I don't see that on the internet, like doctrine of signatures. Wikipedia says:

The doctrine of signatures is a philosophy shared by herbalists from the time of Dioscurides and Galen. This doctrine states that herbs that resemble various parts of the body can be used to treat ailments of that part of the body.

Other examples of the doctrine of signatures is how ginseng root (man root) looks like a man. When a walnut is broken in half it looks like the brain. Also a strawberry looks like a heart with its 4 chambers. So the sangre de drago or dragons blood sap is great for the blood, blood vessels and cardiovascular health.

Sangre de drago is anti-inflammatory. Anti-inflammatory substances like turmeric and blood of the dragon prevent lifestyle diseases and can even help to fight them. These diseases become more prevalent as people get older like cancer, high blood pressure (hypertension), cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and strokes, arthritis and more.

Dragon's blood helps the skin to regenerate and it is an anti-aging herb. It helps the intestinal tract and helps circulation. Since it helps the blood and circulation, a couple of drops of it taken with an herbal or nutritional supplement makes the supplement work better. Some studies show that it acts as a painkiller.

Proanthocyanidins are also known as OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins). OPCs have been sold as supplements like extracts of maritime pine bark, known as Pycnogenol® and also from grape seed extracts. But the sangre de drago sap is 90% OPCs. No other food or plant has anywhere near that much of OPCs in it.

OPCs are antioxidants and are anti-inflammatory. It helps the blood vessels, like arteries, to be more flexible and also stronger. The above strongly helps the blood vessels to resist heart attacks and strokes. If someone gets a cut or severe gash, they can rub this sap on it and it forms and the resin in it forms a second skin that stops the bleeding and prevents infection.

My friend's son was hitting a box with a hammer to break it up and on the upswing the claw of the hammer hit his head and gave him a bad gash. It was bleeding heavily. My friend, Dave, put a paper towel on it and it soaked right through the paper towel. Then he rubbed on this sap and it stopped bleeding right away. It also healed itself quickly with no problems.

In the Amazon rainforest it is hard to get to a hospital so they will take this sap internally to stop internal bleeding. Also they will use machetes to chop down overgrowth and sometimes they will get a bad cut from the machete. Also sometimes they get injured from a tree falling. This sangre de drago sap helps them to deal with many mishaps that happen. Dragon's blood has many different health benefits.

It is well known in the Amazon for its ability to stop bleeding and prevent infections. Studies show that it works a "broad acting pain killer." It is also good for the pain of stings, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders and the healing of gastric ulcers. It also has anti-viral properties. A U.S. pharmaceutical company has patents for substances taken out of dragon's blood and have them in drugs for the treatment of herpes, influenza (flu) and respiratory viral infection,

The phytochemical called taspine that is in it is effective against herpes and helps wounds to heal. Some of this information comes from the May/June 2001 issue of The Naturopathic Physician N.M.D. magazine. This company in Florida sells bottles of it in liquid and capsule (veg-capsule) form.

The above tree only grows in the Amazon rainforest so this is another reason to help protect this rainforest from being destroyed. Charles, Prince of Wales says that the rainforest destruction in a year produces more carbon dioxide than all the cars, planes and ships in the world combined. See this 90 second video about it with other celebrities in it, like the Dalai Lama and Harrison Ford, besides Charles, Prince of Wales.