Sangre De Grado

Croton lechleri muell-Arg.

Main Preparation Method: undiluted resin is taken internally (in small amount
of juice/water) or applied topically
Main Actions: wound healer, antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral, antihemorrhagic
(reduces bleeding)
Main Uses: to stop bleeding and to seal, and heal wounds, burns, cuts, tooth
extractions for herpes virus ulcers (taken internally and applied topically) for
skin fungi, rashes, and dermatitis for insect bites, poison ivy and other itchy
or allergic skin reactions for stomach ulcers, ulcerative colitis, dysentery and
diarrhea.

Sangre de grado's red sap or latex (and also its bark) has a long history of indigenous use in the rainforest and in South America. The earliest written reference dates its use to the 1600s, when Spanish naturalist and explorer P. Bernabé Cobo found that the curative power of the sap was widely known throughout the indigenous tribes of Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. For centuries, the sap has been painted on wounds to staunch bleeding, to accelerate healing, and to seal and protect injuries from infection. The sap dries quickly and forms a barrier, much like a "second skin." It is used externally by indigenous tribes and local people in Peru for wounds, fractures, and hemorrhoids, internally for intestinal and stomach ulcers, and as a douche for vaginal discharge. Other indigenous uses include treating intestinal fevers and inflamed or infected gums, in vaginal baths before and after childbirth, for hemorrhaging after childbirth, and for skin disorders.

Sangre de grado resin and bark are used in traditional medicine in South America today in much the same manner as indigenous ones. In Peruvian herbal medicine it is recommended for hemorrhaging, as an antiseptic vaginal douche and, topically, for healing wounds. It is also used internally for ulcers in the mouth, throat, intestines and stomach; as an antiviral for upper respiratory viruses, stomach viruses and HIV; internally and externally for cancer and, topically, for skin disorders, insect bites and stings. In Brazilian traditional medicine the sap currently is used for wounds, hemorrhaging, diarrhea, mouth ulcers, and as a general tonic.

This information is gathered directly from:
https://rain-tree.com/sangre.htm