Espino Blanco (White Thorn)
Vachellia farnesiana
About Espino Blanco (White Thorn)
Espino Blanco (White Thorn) (Vachellia farnesiana) is a herb used in the Santería & Afro-Cuban Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Fever, Digestive Issues, and Headache, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache or needle bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain. While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America, the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating northern Australia and southern Asia. It remains unclear whether the extra-American distribution is primarily natural or anthropogenic. It is...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist