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Common names: Scarlet Bush, Fire Bush, Red Head, Sanalo-todo, Ix-canan, Sac-te-much, Klaush-pim. Ixcanan is a small fast growing semi-woody bush that can be found throughout Belize. It grows up to three meters in height and has red tinged, deeply veined leaves about 10-20 cm long.
The common Belizean name for this flower is the Polly Red Head. It is also known by it’s Maya name, Ix-canan, which means “guardian of the forest.” Indigenous people in Belize use the plant to prepare a natural remedy to treat all types of skin problems including, sores, rashes, wounds, burns, itching, cuts, skin fungus, and insect stings ...
Polly Redhead is medicinal and is used to treat wounds, cuts, burns, rashes, itching, insect bites, stings, fungus, fever, headache, and skin conditions. See pages 447-449 of Messages from the Gods by Michael J. Balick and Rosita Arvigo for further details.
The Polly Redhead in my photo is a small tree. Its leaf is wider than the leaf of a Butterfly Weed and its flowers are a long red tube as is shown in my photo. Since I still don't have internet at my home yet (estimates are now late May or June), it's not easy to do the research.
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Polly Redhead: Directed by Jack Conway. With Ella Hall, Gertrude Astor, Charles Hill Mailes, Gretchen Lederer. Aside from the fact that Polly had red hair in abundance, she was not otherwise an exceptional child, save for one thing.
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