Shniíss Shíish - Chepil soup - Caldo de Chepil Chepil leaves and squash. Boil and eat, simple. Make a good salsa to dress and add a squirt a little lime juice. Add a little pinch of salt. Enjoy. #Mexicanfoodmadeeasy Eat with tortillas and use it as a spoon. Shíishh (Dishzaā, Zapotec) - CHEPÍL - Crotalaria longirostrata. Eat your wild foods but help them spread too, give back more than you take. Replant, re-seed; our ecosystems are in a delicate state, pick responsibly. If you don't know, observe, research, ask around. Our granny at #saskatooncircle really made a point about helping wild berries spread. Bury some stems, help them root and replant little new plants for your self and other living creatures. The plant depicted here is Chepil, the leaves are high in Iron, Magnesium, and betacarotene. Medicinales Usos Medicinales (según wikipedia ;-) ) El cocimiento de las hojas se usa por vía oral para el tratamiento de blenorragia, insomnio y reumatismo. Por vía tópica, el cocimiento de tallos y frutos se usa para lavados. El zumo de la planta cruda se aplica como cataplasmas y emplastos para la curación de heridas en corto tiempo. La decocción de la raíz se usa para tratar pacientes con alcoholismo e insomnio. A las hojas se le atribuyen propiedades hipnóticas, mineralizante, narcótica, purgante y vomitiva. (at Dixza Rugs & Organic Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/BshR5-qnA-U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nh70igx7fv87
