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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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Mayan Art Depicts Natural Plants
The Mayan people were certainly great botanists and artists. They used the images of the…
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