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Common name: Jojoba, Coffeeberry, Goat Nut, Deer Nut, Pignut, Wild Hazel, Quinine Nut, Gray Box Bush
Scientific name: Simmondsia chinensis
The name "jojoba" originated with the Tohono O'odham people (Papago), who treated burns with an antioxidant salve made from a paste of the jojoba nut.
- Author
- Kimberley A. Ryan, Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories
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