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Nonochton

Classical Nahuatl name for a plant whose identity is uncertain

Classical Nahuatl name for a plant whose identity is uncertain

Nonochton is the Classical Nahuatl name for a plant whose identity is uncertain. Suggested plants include Portulaca, Pereskiopsis, and Lycianthes mociniana, a plant now called tlanochtle in the local variety of modern Nahuatl spoken by highland farmers that cultivate it for its fruit.

Medicinal uses

In Aztec medicine, nonochton was used as an ingredient in a remedy for pain at the heart:

References

References

  1. Nicholson, Rob. (1999). "Az-Tech medicine". Natural History.
  2. Lindsay, Robert. (23 April 1994). "Aztec fruit reappears in the mountains of Mexico". [[New Scientist]].
  3. Gates, William. (2000). "An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552". Dover.
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