🌿 Palo Guaco (Mikania glomerata) | Respiratory Relief & Immune Defense | NYCherbs®

The Remedy:

🌱 Other Names: Palo Guaco, Guaco, Jamaican Guaco, Mexican Creeping Daisy, Mile-a-Minute Vine, American Rope, Climbing Hempweed, Mikania glomerata, Bitter Vine, Missouri Snakeroot, Mexico: Hierba del Golpe, Guaco Mexicano, Brazil: Coraçãozinho, Guaco, Costa Rica: Lágrima de San Pedro, Colombia: Cola de Zorro, Venezuela: Hierba de Bruja, Honduras: Guaco, Panama: Hierba de Plata, Peru: Bejuco de Costilla, Guatemala: Michay, Bejuco de Grano, Nicaragua: Hierba del Cura

✨ Key Benefits:

🌬️ Respiratory Support – Traditionally used to ease asthma, coughs, and bronchial conditions
🔥 Anti-inflammatory – Helps soothe swelling, arthritis, and joint pain
🛡️ Antimicrobial – Natural compounds that may fight bacteria, fungi, and infections
💚 Antioxidant Protection – Protects cells against free radical damage and oxidative stress
⚖️ Immune Strengthening – Enhances the body’s natural defenses against illness

📌 Traditional & Modern Uses:

• Infused as tea or syrup for asthma, coughs, and lung congestion

• Used in folk medicine for snakebites and venom neutralization

• Applied topically for skin irritations and infections

🌼 Herbal Combinations:

🌿 Eucalyptus → Enhances lung-clearing and respiratory relief
🌿 Licorice Root → Adds soothing and anti-inflammatory support
🌿 Ginger → Boosts circulation and immune defense

🧴 Available Forms:

• Cut & Sifted Leaf
  

• Capsules

• Tea / Infusion