Tepezcohuite-english

Sacred tree of the Mayans.

The mimosa tenuiflora is a thorny shrub, also known as jurema or tepezcohuite, it grows mainly in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama and Venezuela.

The word tepezcohuite comes from the náhualt tepezcuahuitl, which means "tree of the hill that bleeds", for the Mayans it was a sacred tree for all its regenerative properties of the skin and was known as the "tree of the skin".

The part of this shrub that is used is its bark because it contains antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components such as tannins, flavonoids, saponin and alkaloids, it also has magnesium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese.

Its main benefits and therapeutic properties are as:

Healing.
Anti-inflammatory of the skin.
Antiseptic, it is recommended for skin infections.
Antifungal: effectively fights cutaneous fungi.
Cellular regeneration.
Rejuvenating.
Antibiotic.
Stimulating.

Main uses:

In burns.
Reduce acne, stretch marks, sun spots or age.
Reduce pain in wounds.
Problems of the intestines and stomach improving its functioning.
To keep the hair in optimal conditions and prevent its fall.
Bruises.
Edema.
Colorization of bruises.
Dermatitis.
Psoriasis.
Rash.
Herpes.
Improve the appearance of very deep wrinkles.
Calm the pain of the muscles.

It was in 1982 when the properties of the tepezcohuite were put to the test because with the eruption of the Chichonal volcano in Mexico, Dr. Roque de León successfully used the powder of the bark of this shrub in a multitude of wounded and got different doctors focus attention on their properties.

Two years later in 1984, it is used again in another accident in Mexico, with the gas explosion in San Juan Ixhuatepec and Dr. Mario Doria applies tepezcohuite in people who have suffered burns.

With these two cases it was demonstrated that when using tepezcohuite in burns and wounds, better results were obtained than with other treatments.

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