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Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Medicinal use
The Aztecs called this plant the Tlacoxiloxochitl, and used it to aid in coughs. From An Aztec Herbal: "If one is troubled by a cough, let him forthwith sip the boiled liquor of the tlaco-xilo-xochitl root skinned and ground up in water; using a part of this, with honey, to anoint the throat. If he spits blood also, let him take the same liquor as a drink before meals. It would help if he gnawed and chewed some of the said root, with honey. The root of the herb called tzopelica-cococ, ground in tepid water is also of value for one with a cough; let him either drink the liquor or gnaw the root."[2][3]
References
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 June 2016
- ^ Cruz, Martín de la; Gates, William (2000). An Aztec herbal: the classic codex of 1552. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-41130-9.
- ^ "An Aztec Herbal". The Lancet. 236 (6110): 427–428. 1940-10-05. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)98533-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
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