【LaVigne 瑪雅神奇魔法霜】LaVigne Mayan Magic Balm (3.5oz/100ml)

墨西哥含羞草 (Tepezcohuite) 被稱為瑪雅人的「肌膚之樹」，其樹皮磨成的粉末對於傷口具有神奇的癒合功效。瑪雅人用它來治療皮膚病已有千年的歷史了。

墨西哥的一間瓦斯工廠於1984年發生爆炸， 數百人受到嚴重的燒燙傷，紅十字救援的醫護人員僅將Tepezcohuite的粉末輕輕灑在患者傷口上，在短時間內順利治好數百個燙傷患者。次年墨西哥發生大地震引發另一次大爆炸，當地的醫院用Tepezcohuit來治療嚴重灼傷的民眾，拯救了數千人的性命。Tepezcohuit的癒合功效現在已在墨西哥成為傳統治療皮膚創傷的重要一環。

Tepezcohuite, derived from the bark of Mexico’s ‘skin, was used by the Mayans for more than ten centuries to nourish skin.

In 1984, a group of medics witnessed a phenomenon in Mexico City. Hundreds of people had been severely burned in a series of explosions in a gas factory. The Red Cross successfully treated victims by dusting their wounds with Tepezcohuite powder. Tepezcohuite’s regenerative action on the injured tissues worked wonders: it was so effective that it was used one year later when an earthquake caused a gas explosion in the Aztec capital.