View photos of the edible and medicinal plant Acacia angustissima var. suffrutescens (Whiteball acacia), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:
Acacias are simply mild astringents, nothing more, nothing less. Their best use is as a topical wash or powder for redness and skin irritation from insect bites, sunburn, scrapes, and abrasions.
View photos of the edible and medicinal plant Acacia greggii [Senegalia greggii] (Catclaw acacia), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest and Sonoran Desert Food Plants.
A passage from Sonoran Desert Food Plants:
Shuck the seeds from the pod. Soak the seeds overnight (or 24 hours will be better), strain, add fresh water, and repeat until the water is clear (this soak/strain process can be repeated ad nauseam in order to remove any potential digestive irritants).
View photos of the edible and medicinal plant Acacia constricta (Whitethorn acacia), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:
From the southern half of Arizona, Acacia constricta is found east to southern New Mexico’s Gila River, continuing to the Rio Grande and Pecos River Drainages, finally to Trans–Pecos Texas. A. constricta is found from 2,000’–6,000’ in many areas where A. greggii is present. Look to drainages, slopes, and hillsides.
