Xec (Cordia)
Cordia sebestena
About Xec (Cordia)
Xec (Cordia) (Cordia sebestena) is a herb used in the Mayan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Cough, Respiratory Issues, Fever, and Wound Healing, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Cordia sebestena is a shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles. Common names have included siricote or kopté (Mayan) in 19th Century northern Yucatán, scarlet cordia in Jamaica, and Geiger tree (after Key West wrecker John Geiger) in Florida.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist