For centuries, the Incas and the other elderly Indians in Brazil have been using this tea to cure various diseases with very promising effects thus the tree was named "Divine Tree"
Most of the initial research and studies were conducted in Brazil only and were spearheaded by Dr. Orlando dei Santi, Professor Goncalvez de Lima, and Dr. Radames Accorso. However, in 1977 Dr. Theodore Meyer of Argentina announced the miraculous effects of LaPacho and since then LaPacho had been so famous.