Huizache
Vachellia farnesiana
About Huizache
Huizache (Vachellia farnesiana) is a herb used in the Aztec & Mesoamerican Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Wound Healing, Fever, and Oral Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache or needle bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain. While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America, the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating northern Australia and southern Asia. It remains unclear whether the extra-American distribution is primarily natural or anthropogenic. It is...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist