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tecomahaca.

Headword: 
tecomahaca.
Principal English Translation: 

a medicinal plant with small round, red fruits at the end of its shoots, with uses for women with ailments of the womb, for people with toothaches, nervous problems, or brain issues

(Valley of Mexico, 1570–1587)

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), 120–21.

Attestations from sources in English: 

"this tree emits beads of gum well-known throughout the world...It cures wind pains, disperses sluggish and viscous humors, and corrects cold distempers" (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), 121.

themes: 
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
Plants, Trees, Flora