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Country Explorer
A journey through healing traditions, living cultures and the research that helps us ask better questions.
Costa Rica
Cacao flavanols, Nicoya mortality and guanábana claims. Sources and limitations inside the chapter.
Mexico
Ethnobotany, nopal and experimental cancer claims. Sources and limitations inside the chapter.
Nicaragua
Miskitu and Ulwa plant-use documentation. Sources and limitations inside the chapter.
El Salvador
Medicinal-plant surveys and laboratory screening. Sources and limitations inside the chapter.
Guatemala
Kaqchikel and Q’eqchi’ botanical research. Sources and limitations inside the chapter.
Evidence standards
Traditional-use reports document practices, not clinical benefit. Laboratory or animal studies do not establish patient outcomes. Country chapters cite available sources and note safety or uncertain findings. They are selective research summaries, not systematic reviews or treatment instructions.
