Blue Trumpet Vine is a healing plant that has many health benefits. Also known as Laurel Clock Vine and Thunbergia laurifolia it grows in Malaysia, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and some areas of South America and in the US and especially Florida.

Beautiful Plant - Blue trumpet vine is a beautiful climbing plant with blue flowers… but it can be evasive.

Powerful Antioxidants - Blue trumpet vine flowers and leaves contain lots of great antioxidants that help to prevent and heal DNA damage. Also these antioxidants help to prevent cardiovascular disease, strokes, and cancer.

Detoxing Agent - Blue trumpet vine tea also works well for those who need to detox their body and especially their liver. And those who drink heavily or who are giving up cigarettes can detox their body with blue trumpet vine tea.

Anti-Inflammatory - Blue trumpet flower and leaf tea is powerful anti-inflammatory thus helping with arthritis, joint pain and swelling. And it can also help with all other types of disease because inflammation is the first step towards disease in general.

Diarrhea - Also blue trumpet vine tea soothes away diarrhea.

Ear Infections - Blue trumpet vine sap as also been used to treat ear infections by placing a few drops of the sap from the leaves in each ear.

Lowers Fevers - Blue trumpet vine tea also helps to lower fevers.

Parts Used - The flowers and the leaves are used for making a very healing tea.
Contains - Blue trumpet vine tea contains, grandifloric acid, iridoid glucosides, glucopyranosides, apigenin, and phenolic compounds such as gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, and caffeic acid.

Heavy Metal Toxicity - The flowers and leaves made into a tea which have the ability to prevent the symptoms of heavy metal toxicity in animals. And blue trumpet vine tea is a good heavy metal chelating agent… especially for lead and cadmium.

Diabetes - Studies with rats show that blue trumpet vine tea can lower blood glucose levels and rejuvenate beta cells in the pancreas… but more studies are being done on this rejuvenator.

Heals Liver Disease - Studies with rats show that blue trumpet vine tea can detox the liver and heal liver tissue. Thus ALT, AST, and Triglycerides become normal after drinking blue trumpet tea for a period of time. And blue trumpet vine tea helps the body get rid of toxins in general.

Helps with Addiction - Studies with rats show blue trumpet vine tea increases dopamine production in the brain. Thus blue trumpet vine tea can help those suffering from addiction.

Antibacterial and anti-Fungal - Blue trumpet vine tea has long been used for treating bacterial and fungal infections. The tea helps with staph, bacillus, e coli, strep and other infections and also helps with aspergillus and candida infections.

Excessively Heavy Periods - Blue trumpet vine has been found in Thailand to help with excessively heavy periods.

No Side Effects - Long term studies with mice and rats show that consuming blue trumpet vine tea has no side effects.

Preparation of Leaves - The leaves if picked an then placed in the freezer and allowed to wilt and dry, then release more active compounds than other ways of drying the leaves. But oven drying, commercially drying, and microwave dried leaves also work well.

Making Tea and Dose - Take a heaping teaspoon of the dried leaves and flowers, then add a cup of hot water and steep for 15 minutes, then drink from 1 to 4 cups a day.

Finding - Google “Buy Blue Trumpet Vine Tea” and lots of places on-line will come up, and the tea can be found on Ebay and Amazon. Plus the tea can be ordered from your local health food store. And plants can also be ordered on-line and they ship from Florida.

The nice thing about blue trumpet vine tea is that it really doesn’t have any negative effects at all. And it’s very healing and has the ability to rid the body of heavy metals and heal the liver and the pancreas. Have some blue trumpet vine tea on hand for healing lots of different challenges.

Try blue trumpet vine tea.

Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist

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Feel Free to Share - This information is meant to get you started… so you can do more research on your own… dig a little deeper and find what works for you. This article is for educational purposes only, I strongly recommend that you seek advice from your own GP, private doctor, or medical specialist for any ailment, illness, or medical condition.. this article not meant to be a scientific analysis in any way, shape, or form. 
Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist and Spiritual Teacher for over 25 years, helping people to recover and feel healthy. You can also find Dr. Haider on FB under Dr. Paul Haider, Healing Herbs, and at www.paulhaider.com – feel free to connect with him any time.
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