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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
I bet you just thought they were only decorative seasonal flowers or
pictures on Christmas cards... "La planta, origen de la flor de Pascua, fue descubierta por los aztecas cuando iniciaron la conquista de las tierras del sur...dice la leyenda que la sangre derramada de los chontales sacrificiados a caer a la madre tierra dio origen a esta flor que los Aztecas llamaron Cuetlaxochitl." ---Noticero Semanal (The plant, origin of the flower of Passover, was discovered by the Aztecs when they initiated the conquest of territories of the south...a legend says that the spilled blood of the sacrificed foreign captives that fell to the mother earth gave origin to this flower that the Aztecs called Cuetlaxochitl.) Babelfish translation http://www.azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/flores.html What is Cuetlaxochitl? It is a flower that is native to Tenochtitlan. The Cuetlaxochitl can grow as high as 10 feet tall and its beautiful red flowers bloom in the winter time.. The winter weather in Mexico City is quite cold in December and January. Beautiful botanical gardens existed throughout the Mexico empire in pre-Hispanic times. Flowers and herbal plants were cultivated for their beauty and medicinal purposes. From October to mid-May, the Cuetlaxochitl was admired and observed as it flowered like "birds aflame." Circa 1440-1446 The Mexicas used the Cuetlaxochitl for curing fevers and in dyeing their clothes. Most Mexicans know the Cuetlaxochitl as Noche Buena since it blooms around Christmas time. In the United States, the flower has another history and another name, but its origin is still Mexican. It all began when Joel Robert Poinsett was appointed as ambassador to Mexico. On Christmas day 1825, Ambassador Poinsett visited the Taxco church in Santa Prisca, where the Franciscans had adorned the nativity scene with exotic red flowers that gave it a very elegant and uncommon appearance. This flower along with chocolate, corn, avocadoes, peanuts, tomatoes, chiles, and many other foods are gifts from Mexico/MesoAmerica to the world. Cuetlaxochitl is also a common female name in Nahautl. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ecke.com/html/h_corp/corp_joelp.html Native to Central America, the plant flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon. The ancient Aztecs had a name for this plant found blooming in the tropical highlands during the short days of winter:cuetlaxochitl. Not merely decorative, the Aztecs put the plant to practical use. From its bracts they extracted a purplish dye for use in textiles and cosmetics. The milky white sap, today called latex, was made into a preparation to treat fevers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://foro.univision.com/univision/...ssage.id=39961 En lengua náhuatl cuetlaxóchitl significa: flor de pétalos resistentes como el cuero. Entre los pueblos mesoamericanos, particularmente entre los mexicas, el cultivo de flores y plantas tenía gran importancia. En el México precortesiano, la flor de cuetlaxóchitl constituía un símbolo que correspondía a la "nueva vida" adquirida por los guerreros que morían en batalla. La flor de nochebuena también ha sido utilizada, de acuerdo con las experiencias del médico español Francisco Hernández -siglo XVI- como un medio para aumentar la leche en las mujeres que amantan. Las cataplasmas y fomentos de cuetlaxóchitl se aplican para alguna enfermedades de la piel como la erisipela. Los pétalos machacados de la flor de nochebuena mezclados con la resina de los pinos -oxtle- y otros elementos, eran usados para teñir el cuero y algunos textiles. (In language náhuatl cuetlaxóchitl means: flower of resistant petals like the leather. Between the mesoamericanos towns, particularly between the mexicas, the culture of flowers and plants had great importance. In pre-conquest Mexico, the flower of cuetlaxóchitl constituted a symbol that corresponded to the "new life" acquired by the soldiers who died in battle. The Christmas Eve flower also has been used, in agreement with the experiences of the Spanish doctor Francisco Hernandez - century XVI like an average one to increase milk in the women whom they blanket. The cataplasms and promotions of cuetlaxóchitl are applied for some diseases of the skin like erisipela. The crushed petals of the mixed flower of Christmas Eve with the resin of the pines - oxtle- and other elements, were used to dye the leather and some textiles.) --- Babelfish translation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Roberts_Poinsett (Joel Roberts Poinsett) was appointed the first American minister to Mexico in 1825, and became embroiled in the country's political turmoil until his recall in 1830. It was during this time that he visited the area of southern Mexico called Taxco del Alarcon and discovered what was later to become known as the poinsettia. (The Aztecs referred to the winter-blooming plant as cuetlaxochitl; its Latin name is Euphorbia pulcherrima or "the most beautiful Euphorbia.") Poinsett, an avid amateur botanist sent samples of the plant home to the States and by 1836 the plant was most widely known as the "poinsettia." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
Excellent! It can be seen at www.taxcolandia.com/.../flor_cuetlaxochitl.htm
"The Galloping Gourmand" > wrote in message ps.com... I bet you just thought they were only decorative seasonal flowers or pictures on Christmas cards... "La planta, origen de la flor de Pascua, fue descubierta por los aztecas cuando iniciaron la conquista de las tierras del sur...dice la leyenda que la sangre derramada de los chontales sacrificiados a caer a la madre tierra dio origen a esta flor que los Aztecas llamaron Cuetlaxochitl." ---Noticero Semanal (The plant, origin of the flower of Passover, was discovered by the Aztecs when they initiated the conquest of territories of the south...a legend says that the spilled blood of the sacrificed foreign captives that fell to the mother earth gave origin to this flower that the Aztecs called Cuetlaxochitl.) Babelfish translation http://www.azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/flores.html What is Cuetlaxochitl? It is a flower that is native to Tenochtitlan. The Cuetlaxochitl can grow as high as 10 feet tall and its beautiful red flowers bloom in the winter time.. The winter weather in Mexico City is quite cold in December and January. Beautiful botanical gardens existed throughout the Mexico empire in pre-Hispanic times. Flowers and herbal plants were cultivated for their beauty and medicinal purposes. From October to mid-May, the Cuetlaxochitl was admired and observed as it flowered like "birds aflame." Circa 1440-1446 The Mexicas used the Cuetlaxochitl for curing fevers and in dyeing their clothes. Most Mexicans know the Cuetlaxochitl as Noche Buena since it blooms around Christmas time. In the United States, the flower has another history and another name, but its origin is still Mexican. It all began when Joel Robert Poinsett was appointed as ambassador to Mexico. On Christmas day 1825, Ambassador Poinsett visited the Taxco church in Santa Prisca, where the Franciscans had adorned the nativity scene with exotic red flowers that gave it a very elegant and uncommon appearance. This flower along with chocolate, corn, avocadoes, peanuts, tomatoes, chiles, and many other foods are gifts from Mexico/MesoAmerica to the world. Cuetlaxochitl is also a common female name in Nahautl. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ecke.com/html/h_corp/corp_joelp.html Native to Central America, the plant flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon. The ancient Aztecs had a name for this plant found blooming in the tropical highlands during the short days of winter:cuetlaxochitl. Not merely decorative, the Aztecs put the plant to practical use. From its bracts they extracted a purplish dye for use in textiles and cosmetics. The milky white sap, today called latex, was made into a preparation to treat fevers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://foro.univision.com/univision/...ssage.id=39961 En lengua náhuatl cuetlaxóchitl significa: flor de pétalos resistentes como el cuero. Entre los pueblos mesoamericanos, particularmente entre los mexicas, el cultivo de flores y plantas tenía gran importancia. En el México precortesiano, la flor de cuetlaxóchitl constituía un símbolo que correspondía a la "nueva vida" adquirida por los guerreros que morían en batalla. La flor de nochebuena también ha sido utilizada, de acuerdo con las experiencias del médico español Francisco Hernández -siglo XVI- como un medio para aumentar la leche en las mujeres que amantan. Las cataplasmas y fomentos de cuetlaxóchitl se aplican para alguna enfermedades de la piel como la erisipela. Los pétalos machacados de la flor de nochebuena mezclados con la resina de los pinos -oxtle- y otros elementos, eran usados para teñir el cuero y algunos textiles. (In language náhuatl cuetlaxóchitl means: flower of resistant petals like the leather. Between the mesoamericanos towns, particularly between the mexicas, the culture of flowers and plants had great importance. In pre-conquest Mexico, the flower of cuetlaxóchitl constituted a symbol that corresponded to the "new life" acquired by the soldiers who died in battle. The Christmas Eve flower also has been used, in agreement with the experiences of the Spanish doctor Francisco Hernandez - century XVI like an average one to increase milk in the women whom they blanket. The cataplasms and promotions of cuetlaxóchitl are applied for some diseases of the skin like erisipela. The crushed petals of the mixed flower of Christmas Eve with the resin of the pines - oxtle- and other elements, were used to dye the leather and some textiles.) --- Babelfish translation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Roberts_Poinsett (Joel Roberts Poinsett) was appointed the first American minister to Mexico in 1825, and became embroiled in the country's political turmoil until his recall in 1830. It was during this time that he visited the area of southern Mexico called Taxco del Alarcon and discovered what was later to become known as the poinsettia. (The Aztecs referred to the winter-blooming plant as cuetlaxochitl; its Latin name is Euphorbia pulcherrima or "the most beautiful Euphorbia.") Poinsett, an avid amateur botanist sent samples of the plant home to the States and by 1836 the plant was most widely known as the "poinsettia." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
I don't mean to be picky, guys, but the red things are not flowers;
they are leaves. The flowers are small yellow bud-like things of no beauty. When I lived in Los Angeles, I had two poinsettia bushes that were as high as the eves of the house. Each plant produced many dozens of red leave sets each winter. When the weather was right, some of them would last into June. But one year we had a hard freeze, and the plants died. |
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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
"Rolly" > wrote in message ups.com... > I don't mean to be picky, guys, but the red things are not flowers; > they are leaves. The flowers are small yellow bud-like things of no > beauty. > > When I lived in Los Angeles, I had two poinsettia bushes that were as > high as the eves of the house. Each plant produced many dozens of red > leave sets each winter. When the weather was right, some of them would > last into June. But one year we had a hard freeze, and the plants died. You're right. But they are awseome! My wife is wondering how they were used for healing. Any ideas? |
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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
Wayne Lundberg wrote: > My wife is wondering how they were used for healing. Any ideas? "Las cataplasmas y fomentos de cuetlaxóchitl se aplican para alguna enfermedades de la piel como la erisipela." You might do some googling for the medicinal or folk medicine use of the sap of succulents in the genus Euphorbia. There are a lot of cacti in the genus. Certain tribes in North Africa used a Euphorbia sap to enhance scarring of the penis. The result was a natural French tickler. But you probably didn't want to know that... |
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Things you never knew about the Cuetlaxochitl flower...
thanks. Forwarded to most significant other.
"The Galloping Gourmand" > wrote in message ups.com... Wayne Lundberg wrote: > My wife is wondering how they were used for healing. Any ideas? "Las cataplasmas y fomentos de cuetlaxóchitl se aplican para alguna enfermedades de la piel como la erisipela." You might do some googling for the medicinal or folk medicine use of the sap of succulents in the genus Euphorbia. There are a lot of cacti in the genus. Certain tribes in North Africa used a Euphorbia sap to enhance scarring of the penis. The result was a natural French tickler. But you probably didn't want to know that... |
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