Medicinal herbs in Guatemala
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Guatemala (merged ethnobotanical slice). Use them as a starting point—always verify identification and local regulations.
Traditional and medicinal use varies by species and source. Follow links to each plant’s page for indexed use categories, or open a name hub when the same label may refer to more than one species.
Common names recorded in Guatemala
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Abal ak' (Maya)
- Aceituno
- Algodao-bravo
- Almendro
- Altamiza
- Amapola
- american elder
- Anisillo
- Arretón
- Avispa
- Balona
- Barba de Chumpe
- Barretón
- Bejuco de pescado
- Bejuco negro
- Bejuco Pashtíllo
- Caoba
- Chilca de la playa
- Chipilín
- Chute de vaca
- Cinco Negritos o Mulata
- Cipresillo
- Ciruela de monte
- Clavel
- Clavel Panamá
- Clavelón
- Coco
- Coconut
- Cocos nucifera L.
- Comino Cimarrón
- Copal
- Crespillo
- Crispillo
- Cuajatinta
- Cuamuchil
- elderberry
- Escobillo blanco
- Flor de avispa
- Flor de castilla
- Frijol de mar
- Guachimol
- Guachipilín
- Guaco
- Guamúchil
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
- Hierba de San Juan
- Hierba del susto
- Hierba Martín