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atlinan.

Headword: 
atlinan.
Principal English Translation: 

a shrub with willow-like stems and leaves; the flowers are large and white (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 130.

Orthographic Variants: 
atl inan
Attestations from sources in English: 

The name of this plant literally refers to the "mother of water.... A handful of mashed leaves taken in the morning reduces fevers ...Introduced in a slightly larger quantity, this will purge those humors by way of the lower channels." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 130.

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