Talk:Tepezcohuite

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Tepezcohuite (alternately Tepescohuite) is the common name given to the leguminous tree Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) poir.

It was used by the Red Cross in Mexico during the explosion of a gas factory during the early 1980s, but only because the sheer volume of casualties exceeded the resources of standard treatment, to which it, alas, was found inferior.

While it has been found 3 times more effective against the cultures tested when run up against Streptomycin in vitro, in vivo studies have held less promise. Far from non-toxic when taken orally (Some advocate this practice as a three month "proven beauty treatment"), 'one abstract' on pubmed.gov cites hepatotoxicity as a proscription against this use. It also contains the hallucinogen N',N-dimethyl tryptamine[1] a.k.a. DMT, which though not very bioavailable when taken orally, can be delivered by means of inhaling smoke form its burning bark and leaves.

'One source'claims its rise to fame in cosmetics circles can be accredited largely to a Dr. Roque who patented the process of preparing and extracting the principles used in cosmetics.

A somewhat biased article with more information can be found 'here'.

I will try to write a cursory article when I get the chance to verify sources and have the time to investigate which are public domain, but I would prefer that those with a better knowledge of botany and pharmacognosy would take up the task.

Sources

Please make sure your sources are either scientific abstracts available on the web, or else a published book. This article makes some rather extraordinary claims, so it would be nice to have excellent citations. Thanks. --Kerowyn ^{Leave a note} 06:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)