Calliandra houstoniana

Calliandra houstoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Calliandra
Species:	C. houstoniana
Binomial name
Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.)Standl.
Synonyms [1]
Acacia houstoni(L'Her.) Willd. Acacia metrosiderifloraSchltdl. Acacia metrosiderifoliaSchltdl. [Spelling variant] Anneslia alamosensisBritton & Rose Anneslia etzatlanaBritton & Rose Anneslia falcifoliaSalisb. Anneslia houstoniana(Mill.) Britton & Rose Anneslia lucensBritton Anneslia lucensBritton & Rose Calliandra houstonii(L'Her.) Benth. Calliandra lucens(Britton) Standl. Calliandra metrosiderifloraBenth. Calliandra metrosiderifoliaBenth. [Spelling variant] Mimosa houstoniL'Her. Mimosa houstonianaMill. Mimosa houstoniiL'Her. [Spelling variant] Mimosa houstoniiL'Hér.

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

1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 19 June 2016
2. de la Cruz, Martín; Gates, William (2000). An Aztec herbal: the classic codex of 1552. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications. ISBN   978-0-486-41130-9.
3. "An Aztec Herbal" . The Lancet. 236 (6110): 427–428. 1940-10-05. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)98533-7. ISSN   0140-6736.