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Tonaca-xochitl

Morphemes:

  • Xochitl/flower

Subchapter 10f

Goaty armpits of sick people. This evil smell is removed by anointing the body with the liquor of the herbs ayauh-tonan-yxiuh, papalo-quilitl, xiuh-ecapatli, the leaves being macerated in water; also the leaves of the pine and the flowers oco-xochitl, tonaca-xochitl, totoloctzin and sharp stones.
https://archive.org/details/aztec-herbal-of-1552/page/99

Axilas de cabra de los enfermos. Este mal olor se elimina ungiendo el cuerpo con el licor de las hierbas ayauh-tonan-yxiuh, papalo-quilitl, xiuh-ecapatli, maceradas en agua; también con hojas de pino y las flores oco-xochitl, tonaca-xochitl, totoloctzin y piedras puntiagudas.

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Leaf traces by: Zoë Migicovsky, Acadia University, Canada