Manglier Tea (mong-lee-AY)
The tea boosts the body's immune system quickly to fight cold, flu, and other infections.
It clears viral and bacterial infections. Native Americans first discovered the medicinal properties of this plant in the 1800s. Creole and cajun communities used it before the onset of drug prescriptions and antibiotics. It is natural medicine that can be readily found in south Louisiana.
Manglier tea has the ability to build the body's immune system quickly to fight cold, flu, and other infections.
- Dr. Steve Castille
"My grandfather's grandfather used this medicine. He said the old manglier tree would cure the plague and the virus."
- Mrs. Clara S., Mallet, LA (1999)
Methods of preparing traditional herbal remedies from Manglier Tea
Infusion: an infusion is generally like making a cup of tea. Boil 32 parts of water (by volume), remove from heat and steep one part (by volume) of the herb in the water for 20-30 minutes. Strain and drink warm or cold. This is approximately 1 level teaspoon of dried herb per teacupful of water.
Decoction: combine 32 parts of water with one part of dried herb (by weight), bring slowly to a boil, continue to boil for 10 to 20 minutes, cool until warm and strain. Pour additional water through the herb to return the volume to 32.
- written from the oral instructions of elders in the Mallet, Lawtell,
and Opelousas, Louisiana communities. (2010)
ManglierTea.com
The FIRST AND ORIGINAL Manglier Tea Company
I first published articles of his manglier (mong-lee-AY) tea folk medicine research in Natural Awakenings Magazine in May of 2010. The scientific name for the manglier tea plant is "Baccharis halimifolia L." and the common name is "Groundsel Bush". This was over 12 years ago. The ManglierTea.com website was first published in August of 2010. ManglierTea.com is the first and original manglier tea company.
Since the publishing of my work on the manglier tea plant in May of 2010 many have used my finding to further promote the health benefits of the manglier tea as a tea beverage to help those suffering from colds, flu, fever, etc.
After speaking to many family menbers, elders, and folk medicine historians in the Lawtell, Mallet, and Opelousas, Louisiana communities, I learned that manglier tea was used to clear viral and bacterial infections. Native Americans appeared to first discover the medicinal properties of this plant in the early 1800s, and Creole and Cajun communities used it before the onset of drug prescriptions and antibiotics. It is a traditional medicine that can be readily found in South Louisiana.
Intrigued by the testimonials and effectiveness of manglier tea for clearing fever, inflammation, cold and flu syptoms - and being an academically trained analytical chemist (Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemistry from Grambling State University in 1991) - I began researching the active ingredients of manglier tea. Using gas chromatoraphy laboratory analysis research, I found the active ingredient to be Baccharis Oxide. Baccharis Oxide is a very powerful triterpenoid which is ahighly multifunctional compound with very strong antiviral capability.The many general traditional medicinal uses of Baccharis include the treatment of bacterial/fungal infections.
The Baccharis genus has been heavily studied as medicinal plants in hopes of discovering new bioactive components in the search for promising drugs. The Baccharis genus is an important source of natural medicinal products and is well recognized in ethnopharmacology, pharmacology and phytochemistry. Pharmacological studies are mainly based on the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antifungal properties.
The chemical structure as determied through analytical and organic chemistry analyisis is below. The next time you visit a website selling or promoting manglier tea (mong-lee-AY) .... now you know where the original research was done to understand the medicinal plant's use.
Written By: Dr. Steven T. Castille Email: steve@naacadiana.com
A Research Study of Manglier Tea as a Strong Cancer Fighting Agent by
Dr. Steven T. Castille, Clinical and Analytical Chemist (2000)
Baccharis Oxide is a triterpenoid that blocks the proliferation of cancer cells and prevents angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth for cancer cells to survive).
Manglier Tea (mong-lee-AY) is a tea used to treat cold, flu, diabetes, inflammation, and perhaps cancer. This plant works to increase the body’s immune response and fight infections. Manglier (Baccharis halimifolia) is a native plant of South Louisiana and has been used by native americans and creoles for hundreds of years as an anti-inflammatory herb.
Baccharis oxide is a very powerful triterpenoid (highly multifunctional compound) and cancer treating agent because of their ability to block the NF-[kappa]B activation, induce apoptosis, and prevent proliferation, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis.
Antiproliferative activity of rosamultic acid is associated with induction of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, inhibition of cell migration and caspase activation in human cancer cells.
From Baccharis halimifolia. L. a tl’iterpenoid oxide has been isolated with a skeleton originating from the same precursor as shionone. This precursor consists of four six-membered rings, but during its rearrangement of the 0-5,C-1O bond is changed to a C·5,0-9 bond and an oxide bridge is formed between C-3 and 0-10.
During a search for acetylenic compounds in Baccharis halimifolia L. a colourless, crystalline, optically active substance, m.p. 148-149°, was obtained from the roots. The infrared spectrum contained no bands corresponding to hydroxyl or carbonyl functions. M+ was found as 426.386, corresponding to CSOH500 (calc. 426.386). This in conjunction with the NMR spectrum suggested that the substance would be an oxide for which the name baccharis oxide is suggested.
The presence of a double bond was indicated by the NMR absorption (‘vide infra) and confirmed by catalytic hydrogenation and by treatment with p-nitroperoxybenzoic acid. More specifically the double bond was shown to be contained in the grouping - CH2 - OH = C(CHS)2 by a study of the NMR and mass spectra.
