Wednesday 2 October 2013

tarragon

...(E)=tragonia/tarchon(MedLatin)=tarkhón(MedGk), no connexion to drakontion(Gk)=distant relations to lillies =tlilli(N)=black, as they are poisonous(E)=ponzoña(sp)=ponazoa(N)=bounce/pounce(E),= trago/tlacoxihuitl(N)= medicinal plant also called, tlacoxochitl(N). .....many species, white flowers used to adorn Aztec Temples, the root is somewhat sweet tasting, e.g., tarhun, a sweet, bright green drink of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia is quasi/casi(sp)anise flavored. .....tlacoxiuitl/tlacoxochitl(N) were used to stop bleeding and increase urine output, but it seems many plants have carried this name, and today it's difficult to separate them.

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