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lion-.arrive Christmas season Markets and small squares are filled with tejocotes, a fruit that is the main ingredient in food preparation. Posadas and fruit punch during Christmas dinner. The fruit is grown from a tree that grows in 46 cities in the state. Guanajuato.
he Te Hocot It is a species native to Guanajuato.This fruit comes from Tree scientific name mexican hawthorn Belongs to the Rosaceae family and has about 140 species; 100 of them are located in the American continent and 13 grow in Mexico.
Common names in Guanajuato are tejocote, manzanilla, manzanita, texócotl, and green-yellow tejocote.
According to information from the Secretariat of the Medium-Term Territorial Plan of the State of Guanajuato (SMAOT) he Tree of Te Hocot Found in forest Oak and pine trees. It grows on hillsides with moderate slopes and can tolerate a certain degree of soil disturbance. The altitude is 2000-2850, and the highest altitude is 3000 meters.
Medicinal Uses of Tejocote
this prehispanic culture they used Te Hocot Prepare multiple medicines and treat different diseases such as respiratory diseases: cough, pneumonia, bronchitis, cold and lung pain; he Te Hocot It can be paired with elderflower, soursop peel, lime peel, orcotta, cinnamon or eucalyptus.
Its name comes from the Nahuatl language Texócotl, which is composed of tetl (meaning stone) and xocotls (meaning bittersweet fruit).
Digestive disorders: Diarrhea, amoeba, dysentery, stomachache, anger can also be treated with a mixture of the leaves and bark of the Tehocot tree, taken orally.
Tejocot is native to Mexico and grows in Jalisco, GuanajuatoSan Luis Potosí, Veracruz and Chiapas.
Tejocote’s Environmental Benefits
this unique tree Guanajuato bring different benefits.It is used for soil and water conservation and erosion control, reforestation of slopes and ravines in semi-arid areas, rootstock fruit trees, windproof curtains that serve as shade and wildlife shelter. Its resistance to disease and resistance to adverse conditions are important characteristics to consider when restoring plantations in degraded areas.