Plantas medicinales

Tzotzil name: Potzem Nichim - Scientific name: Tagetes erecta L.

Bush of up to 1.5 meter high, with compound leaves made up of 11 to 17 leaflets, rose-shaped flower, yellowish orange in color, sweet-smelling when rubbed. Ornamental plant since our ancestor's time. Found in all municipalities of the highlands of Chiapas.

Warm plant PART USED: Leaves, flowers, stems
MEDICAL USE: Coughs
PREPARATION: Boil a handful of the herb in a litter of water
HOW TO ADMINISTER: Drink a glass 3 times a day for 3 days; repeat according to severity of illness.
RESTRICTIONS TO PATIENT: Do not eat chili peppers or cold foods, nor drink cold water.

Tzotzil name: Victal pom Tzu´nun - Scientífic name: Salvia cinnabarina Mart. y Gal.

Bush that reaches up to 1.5 meters in height; long red, bell shaped flowers; its leaves are velvet-like found among oak trees in cold and temperate lands in the Chamula, Zinacantan, Tenejapa e Larrainzar.

Cold plant
PART USED: Stem, flower, leaves
MEDICAL USE: Diarrhea, vomiting, fever
PREPARATION: For diarrhea and vomiting, boil a handful in a litter of water. For fever, boil 10 handful in 10 liters of water.
HOW TO ADMINISTER: For diarrhea, give the patient a glass 3 times a day for 3 days. For fever, drink a glass 3 times a day and bathe the patient in the cold infusion.
RESTRICTIONS TO THE PATIENT:Do not a eat cold foods.

Tzotzil name: Joy - Scientífic name: Tigridia pavonia L.F. Ker.

Grass measuring up to 70 cm high;
sleek, thin, single stem; greenish-
yellow, spear-shaped leaves with
lengthwise folds; flower has 3 red
and yellow petals; lasts one or two days, Grows between corn fields, in grasslands or fields. Found in Chamula, Chenalhó, Huixtán, Zinacantan, Larránzar, San Cristóbal and Mitontic municipalities.

Cold plant
PART USED: Root
MEDICAL USE: Rashes, abscesses and pimples
PREPARATION: Wash well and crush raw with a bit of water
HOW TO ADMINISTER: Smear on the pimple or abscesses 3 times a day for 3 days or until the pimple explodes.
RESTRICTIONS TO THE PATIENT: Do not eat pork or fat

Tzotzil name: Lotom Chi´ich´ - Scientífic name: Mimosa albida H.&B.ex.Willd

Plant that reaches up to 2.5 meters in height; its small leaves close when touched; it has round flowers with pink hair. Grows along roads and in the mountains of all mountains of all municipalities of the Chiapas highlands.

Cold plant PART USED: Root
MEDICO USO: Urinary infection PREPARAZTION: Boil 13 roots in a little of water
HOW TO ADMINISTER: Drink a glass 3 times a day for 3 days, pray an burn candles

Tzotzil name: Potzem Nichim - Scientific name: Tagetes erecta L.
		Bush of up to 1.5 meter high, with compound leaves made up of 11 to 17 leaflets, rose-shaped flower, yellowish orange in color, sweet-smelling when rubbed. Ornamental plant since our ancestor's time. Found in all municipalities of the highlands of Chiapas. Warm plant		PART USED: Leaves, flowers, stems MEDICAL USE: Coughs PREPARATION: Boil a handful of the herb in a litter of water HOW TO ADMINISTER: Drink a glass 3 times a day for 3 days; repeat according to severity of illness. RESTRICTIONS TO PATIENT: Do not eat chili peppers or cold foods, nor drink cold water.

Tzotzil name: Victal pom Tzu´nun - Scientífic name: Salvia cinnabarina Mart. y Gal.
		Bush that reaches up to 1.5 meters in height; long red, bell shaped flowers; its leaves are velvet-like found among oak trees in cold and temperate lands in the Chamula, Zinacantan, Tenejapa e Larrainzar. Cold plant		PART USED: Stem, flower, leaves MEDICAL USE: Diarrhea, vomiting, fever PREPARATION: For diarrhea and vomiting, boil a handful in a litter of water. For fever, boil 10 handful in 10 liters of water. HOW TO ADMINISTER: For diarrhea, give the patient a glass 3 times a day for 3 days. For fever, drink a glass 3 times a day and bathe the patient in the cold infusion. RESTRICTIONS TO THE PATIENT:Do not a eat cold foods.

Tzotzil name: Joy - Scientífic name: Tigridia pavonia L.F. Ker.
		Grass measuring up to 70 cm high; sleek, thin, single stem; greenish- yellow, spear-shaped leaves with lengthwise folds; flower has 3 red and yellow petals; lasts one or two days, Grows between corn fields, in grasslands or fields. Found in Chamula, Chenalhó, Huixtán, Zinacantan, Larránzar, San Cristóbal and Mitontic municipalities. Cold plant		PART USED: Root MEDICAL USE: Rashes, abscesses and pimples PREPARATION: Wash well and crush raw with a bit of water HOW TO ADMINISTER: Smear on the pimple or abscesses 3 times a day for 3 days or until the pimple explodes. RESTRICTIONS TO THE PATIENT: Do not eat pork or fat

Tzotzil name: Lotom Chi´ich´ - Scientífic name: Mimosa albida H.&B.ex.Willd
		Plant that reaches up to 2.5 meters in height; its small leaves close when touched; it has round flowers with pink hair. Grows along roads and in the mountains of all mountains of all municipalities of the Chiapas highlands. Cold plant		PART USED: Root MEDICO USO: Urinary infection PREPARAZTION: Boil 13 roots in a little of water HOW TO ADMINISTER: Drink a glass 3 times a day for 3 days, pray an burn candles