Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Calliandra |
| Species: | C. houstoniana
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| Calliandra houstoniana | |
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Medicinal use
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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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