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Coatli

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Coatli is a Nahuatl word meaning "water serpent" or "serpent water" and is the name for several medicinal plants, it can refer to:

  • Eysenhardtia polystacha, the Mexican kidneywood or palo cuate, used as a traditional diuretic by the Aztec people
  • Lignum nephriticum, the European name for the traditional diuretic derived from Eysenhardtia polystacha and Pterocarpus indicus
  • Jatropha dioica, the leatherstem or sangre de drago
  • Moringa oleifera, the horseradish tree or moringa

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