About Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F.Macbr.
Prosopis farcta, commonly known as Syrian mesquite, is a species belonging to the genus Prosopis that grows in and around the Middle East. Overall, the plant and all its parts are not toxic. There is only one recorded case where four children experienced mild clinical toxicity after eating its seeds along with pods. Syrian mesquite is considered highly damaging to agriculture when growing in deep, heavy soils. To fully eliminate it, people must not only remove the aboveground shrubs, but also completely extract all underground root-trunk structures. If even a small piece of root is left deep underground, a new mesquite plant can grow from it. In folk medicine, the fruit of this plant is used as a diuretic, and to treat conditions including constipation, hemorrhoids, tooth pain, diabetes, kidney stones, and skin disorders, among other uses.
