Mayan Capsicum annum
Researchers from several universities, including UCLA and UC Davis, used ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) MS-MS…
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September 2018
August 2018
Mayan Health: All-Purpose Chamomile
We turn again to Rosita Arvigo, the traditional healer and ethnobotanist. She is director of…
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Mayan Health: Multipurpose Rue
The Mayans understood the power of using plants for emotional healing. Rue, however, was used…
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Ancient Mayan Use of Lemongrass
Rosita Arvigo writes that she has learned from Mayan healers not to be afraid of…
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Ancient Mayan Wisdom
Byrsonima crassifolia is commonly known today as nance or nanche. This tree was called chi…
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Mayan Health Use of Basil
Earaches for children are an age-old problem. Traditional healer Rosita Arvigo learned from Mayan healers…
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Mayan Interaction with Plants
The ancient Mayan people believed that all plants and trees were sacred conveyors of the…
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The Heart of Mayan Medicine: Plants
Anthropologists Brent and Eloise Berlin with Mayan colleagues cataloged the Mayan medical uses of plants….
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An Exotic Flower Shown as a Mayan Headdress
The unique flower of the pseudobombax tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) was the inspiration for a headdress…
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The Sacred Ceiba Tree as Art
The ceiba tree (Ceiba pentandra) was believed by the Mayan to stand at earth’s center….
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