{"id":2194,"date":"2018-06-13T21:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T02:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicinalherbals.net\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2024-01-07T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T16:38:53","slug":"tejocote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicinalherbals.net\/tejocote\/","title":{"rendered":"Tejocote Root (Mexican hawthorn): Are the Weight Loss Benefits Real?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You will find the plant Tejocote under many different names. It is called Mexican Hawthorn in English. In Spanish it is called Raiz de tegjocote<\/em>, Manzanita<\/em>, Manzana de Indias<\/em>, and Tejocotera<\/em>. Finally, its scientific name in Latin is Crataegus Mexicana<\/em>. The name Tejocote apparently originated from the Nahuatl language, where tetl <\/em>means stone and x<\/em>\u00f3cotl <\/em>means fruit. Thus, the original name translates into English as stone fruit (or hard fruit)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tejocote is native to Mexico and Central America. It is a thorny tree that sheds its leaves. Tejocote usually groups to around 20-25 ft. high. The leaves of the Tejocote are oval or diamond shaped and grow to between 4 and 8 centimeters long. When it flowers, the tree creates bunches of flowers that start out white and turn to pink or red as they age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fruit that is produced from the Tejocote tree looks like a small apple. It is oblong shaped and ranges in color from orange to red. The fruits are seasonal and are only available to be harvested in the fall. It is no wonder, then, that one of the English names for the plant is Mexican Wild Crabapple. In many ways\u2014shape, texture, and flavor\u2014the fruit of the Tejocote tree is extremely similar to those other plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n