- Region
- South America
- Origin
- Wet, open places in the Andes, from Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego
- Traditions
- Mapuche medicine
South America · Herb · № 863
Caltha sagittata
Herb · South America
Maillico
Caltha sagittata
A low plant of the buttercup family with arrow-shaped leaves and cream-white flowers. Related to the marsh marigold; its compounds and effects have not been studied.
Safety notes
Plants of the buttercup family can contain irritating compounds; do not use it yourself. The plant belongs to the spiritual medicine of the machi.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Healing traditions of the Americas: A relative of the buttercups, with possibly irritating compounds.
Preparation
Do not prepare or use it yourself.
Use in traditions
One of the best-known plants of the machi, who places great trust in it as a remedy that makes a treatment succeed. It was also used for stomach complaints. The plant grows high in the mountains, by meltwater and springs.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Healing traditions of the Americas
Attributed effects
A remedy of the machi, who uses it to make her treatment succeed; also for stomach complaints.
Preparation and amount
Do not prepare or use it yourself.
Caution: A relative of the buttercups, with possibly irritating compounds.