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Zornia reticulata

Family: Fabaceae Genus: Zornia Species: reticulata

Synonyms: Zornia diphylla f. ciliata, Zornia subperforata, Zornia echinata, Zornia barbata, Zornia diphylla var. stricta, Zornia diphylla var. paraguariensis, Zornia diphylla f. diversifolia, Zornia pubescens, Zornia diphylla f. intermedia, Zornia diphylla var. rupestris, Zornia diphylla var. stenophylla, Hedysarum bifolium, Zornia diphylla var. reticulata, Zornia diphylla subsp. cuyabensis, Zornia reticulata var. puberula, Zornia diphylla subsp. reticulata, Zornia reticulata var. punctata, Zornia ovata, Zornia cuyabensis, Zornia inermis, Zornia havanensis, Zornia diphylla subsp. subperforata, Zornia diphylla var. pubescens

Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas

Western Herbalism Properties

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antispasmodicantimicrobial

Traditional Uses

In Mexican and broader Latin American folk medicine Zornia reticulata, known among the "hierba de la víbora" (snake herb) group of Zornia species, is used as a herbal remedy: the stems and leaves are boiled in water and taken as a tea to lower fevers, ease gastrointestinal complaints and stomach ulcers, relieve coughs and colds, and as an anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic; a poultice of the plant is sometimes applied externally (Heinrich et al., 1998; Frei et al., 1998).

Botanical Description

Zornia reticulata is a slender perennial herb of the pea family (Fabaceae) native to tropical and subtropical America, ranging widely through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, where it grows in open grassland, savanna, roadsides and other disturbed, sunny sites. It is a low, wiry, often prostrate to ascending plant with thin, branching stems. The leaves are distinctive in the genus, being palmately divided into two leaflets (digitately bifoliolate) that are lanceolate to elliptic and frequently marked with gland dots and a fine reticulate venation, the feature reflected in the epithet. The yellow pea flowers are borne in spike-like racemes, each subtended and partly enclosed by a pair of leafy, often gland-dotted bracts. The fruit is a flattened, jointed legume (loment) that breaks into one-seeded segments, the surface typically netted or bristly.

Native Region: Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before using any herbal remedy, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medications.

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