Chaparral

Oregon Grape

Other Names: Creosote Bush, Créosotier, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Jarilla, Larrea divaricata, Larrea tridentata, Larreastat, Larrea mexicana, Zygophyllum tridentatum. Chaparral is a plant. The leaf is used to make medicine, but there are serious safety concerns.

Special Precautions of Chaparral

• Chaparral is UNSAFE. There are several reports of serious poisoning, acute hepatitis, and kidney and liver damage, including kidney and liver failure.
• Chaparral can cause side effects including stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, weight loss, fever, and liver and kidney damage. Putting chaparral on the skin can cause skin reactions including rash and itching.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Chaparral is UNSAFE. It can cause serious liver and kidney problems. Don’t use products containing chaparral.
• Liver disease: Chaparral might make liver disease worse. Don’t use it.
• Medications that can harm the liver (Hepatotoxic drugs) interacts with Chaparral.
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada have advised consumers against using products containing chaparral due to safety concerns. Despite warnings, chaparral is still available in the U.S. Chaparral is not permitted by Health Canada because it is not an authorized natural health product. Chaparral is sometimes an ingredient in diluted homeopathic preparations. The safety concerns do no generally apply to homeopathic preparations containing chaparral due to the extreme dilutions.

Benefits and uses of Chaparral are

• Arthritis.
• Cancer : Ingrediënt of Cansema (also known as black salve)
• Sexually transmitted diseases.
• Tuberculosis.
• Colds.
• Skin conditions.
• Stomach problems (cramps, gas).
• Weight loss.
• Urinary and respiratory infections.
• Chickenpox.