New to sprout in the nursery is Pithecellobium dulce, a species of flowering plant in the pea family. In its native Mexico and Japan, the tree is known as huamuche, guamuche / huamúchil/ guamúchil / cuamúchil / deriving from its Nahuatl name cuauhmochitl. The seed pods contain a sweet and sour pulp that is eaten raw as an accompaniment to various meat dishes and used as a base for drinks with sugar and water ('agua de guamúchil'). The seeds are also edible and refined to extract oil, which amounts to 10% of their weight. They also contain 28% protein. The bark and pulp are astringent and hemostatic. The indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica use the pulp and bark against gum ailments, toothache, and hemorrhages in general. A bark extract is also used against dysentery, chronic diarrhea, and tuberculosis. An extract of the leaves is used for gall ailments and to prevent miscarriage. The ground seed is used to clean ulcers. #growninhaiti #wildtamarind #pithecellobium #pithecellobiumdulce #huamuche #fruit #edible #tree #haiti #ayiti #medicinal #beneficial #reforestation #preservation #variety #trees #sprout #nursery #seedling #growth #plantsomething #plantmoretrees
