Panti Medicine Trail in Belize

Belize, The Panti Mayan Medicine Trail

Ix Chel was founded in 1983, the first important step was to clear the tall bushes in the area. It was founded with the desire to be of service to those interested in learning about useful plants in Belize and their role in healing and tradition. The entire farm is a nature study center that is self-sufficient in food, medicine and solar energy conversion.

The Mayan Indians were very knowledgeable about the healing abilities of plants and herbs. One of the last remaining healers, or H’men, was Don Eligio Panti from San Antonio, District of Cayo.

H’man is an ancient Mayan term used to designate someone who is a doctor and priest. Healers were very influential in the life of the Mayan Indians.

The Mayan herbalist is an expert in combining medicine and religion according to ancient healing traditions. Nine is the most vital number in the Mayan civilization, as there are nine Mayan spirits that watch over the entire Mayan empire, there are nine lords of the underworld, nine levels of the underworld, and most ancient Mayan temples had nine levels of nine steps. each, also the rituals are repeated nine times.

The Ix Chel Medicine Farm was founded mainly by Dr. Rosita Arvigo, after being an apprentice to Don Eligo Panti for several years. I wanted to learn from their knowledge, preserve the tradition of ancient remedies and the Mayan medicinal system of intermingling the physical and supernatural worlds to create what is called a medico-religious system, before it was lost to the world.

Twenty-five percent of the world’s commercial drugs come from plant-based chemicals found only in tropical regions. In the future, research could reveal cures for cancer, high blood pressure, and many other diseases.

Dr. Rosita says: “You are participating in the National Cancer Institute’s program to travel the tropical world in search of medicinal plants to be tested against one hundred types of cancer cells and three AIDS viruses. Therapy and Remedies Back Flower, Dra. Rosita Arvigo and her staff hope to continue their work and find cures for many diseases that affect modern man. “