🌽Mayan Traditional Medicine
Pipiloxtle (Psittacanthus)
Psittacanthus calyculatus
About Pipiloxtle (Psittacanthus)
Pipiloxtle (Psittacanthus) (Psittacanthus calyculatus) is a herb used in the Mayan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Inflammation, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Psittacanthus calyculatus, (erva de passerinho), is a species of neotropical mistletoe in the Loranthaceae family, native to Colombia, Mexico , the Mexican Gulf and Venezuela.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal