🌽Mayan Traditional Medicine
Huano (Sabal Palm Leaf)
Sabal yapa
About Huano (Sabal Palm Leaf)
Huano (Sabal Palm Leaf) (Sabal yapa) is a herb used in the Mayan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The leaves are the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Sabal yapa is a species of palm. It grows in Belize, Guatemala, western Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula region of Mexico (Yucanán, Campeche, Quintana Roo). It prefers limestone-based calcareous soils. It is often described as a palmetto palm as it has costapalmate fronds, which are like a transition phase between fan palms and feather-leaved palms.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · both