Fig 1. Flower Power herb shop in New York's East Village. |
Fig 2. Reyes Botanica, a Dominican herb shop in Washington Heights, NY. |
Fig 3. Herbs prescribed for diabetes and eczema by Chinese herbalists. |
Fig 4. Endangered Chinese Pangolin, whose hide was found in several Chinese eczema treatment mixtures. |
Fig 5. César with vine used to make Panama hats. |
Fig 6. Q’eqchí mayan herbal healer Domingo Xol from El Corozal, Guatemala. |
Fig 7. Doña Irma Chayax, an Itza Mayan, in front of the women's collective medicinal plant garden she help create in San Jose, El Peten, Guatemala. |
Fig 8. Map of the El Peten region in Northern Guatemala, home of the Maya Biosphere Reserve. |
Fig 9. The three evolutionary trees of plants, cultures,
and diseases that are linked to determine a plants medical potential.
Fig 10. One of the numerous Guatemalan butterflies
pollinating a marigold relative (Tagetes sp.) near the ancient Mayan
ruins of Tikal. This plant is often used as a natural mosquito repellent.
© All photos and text copyright Nat Bletter, 2002, unless otherwise noted.