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ehecapatli.

Headword: 
ehecapatli.
Principal English Translation: 

medicine against sorcery (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
ehēcapahtli
IPAspelling: 
eheːkɑpɑhtɬi
Frances Karttunen: 

EHĒCAPAH-TLI medicine against sorcery / una medicina contra brujería (Z) [(1)Zp.153,(2)Rp.81,158]. Possibly this is wild senna (Casia laevigata), a plant used medicinally to relieve the symptoms of syphilis. R has EH instead of Ē in the second syllable. See EHĒCA-TL, PAH-TLI.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 76.

themes: 
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
Nahuales, Sorcery, Divining