🦙Andean & Incan Medicine
Achira (Canna)
Canna indica
About Achira (Canna)
Achira (Canna) (Canna indica) is a herb used in the Andean & Incan Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Digestive Issues, Wound Healing, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, Mexico, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina). It is also naturalized in much of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both