🦙Andean & Incan Medicine
Higo (Wild Fig)
Ficus americana
About Higo (Wild Fig)
Higo (Wild Fig) (Ficus americana) is a herb used in the Andean & Incan Medicine tradition to help with Constipation, Digestive Issues, Skin Health, and Fever. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Ficus americana, commonly known as the West Indian laurel fig or Jamaican cherry fig, is a tree in the family Moraceae which is native to the Caribbean, Mexico in the north, through Central and South America south to southern Brazil. It is an introduced species in Florida, USA. The species is variable; the five recognised subspecies were previously placed in a large number of other species.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both