Headword:
mintzitzin.
Principal English Translation:
a medicinal shrub with red stalks, peach-like leaves, and white flowers; known to grow near Uruapan, Michoacan
Attestations from sources in English:
"The leaves, crushed and applied in the form of a poultice to the stomach, provoke defecation and clean gross humors out of the intestines." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)