🌽Mayan Traditional Medicine
Amate (Sacred Fig)
Ficus cotinifolia
About Amate (Sacred Fig)
Amate (Sacred Fig) (Ficus cotinifolia) is a herb used in the Mayan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Skin Health, Wound Healing, and Fever, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Ficus cotinifolia, the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico and Central America. It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both