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iztaccoanenepilli.

Headword: 
iztaccoanenepilli.
Principal English Translation: 

a plant with medicinal value, with heart-shaped leaves and flowers that are pale yellow or white

Attestations from sources in English: 

"One ounce of the mashed root, drunk, is said to bring down fevers, and if it is mixed with the yztauhyatl, or taken instead of it, it provokes urine, expels retained semen and blood clots, and induces sweat." (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), 129.

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Plants, Trees, Flora