Kathazhai (Agave)
Agave americana
About Kathazhai (Agave)
Kathazhai (Agave) (Agave americana) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Wound Healing, Liver Support, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Agave americana, common names sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Agavaceae, native to Mexico, and the United States in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Today, it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. It has become naturalized in many regions, including the West Indies, parts of South America, the southern Mediterranean Basin, and parts of Africa, India, China, Thailand, and Australia....
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist