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Epazote Chenopodium ambrosioides

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Common Names

Epazote , Wormseed, Jesuit's Tea, Mexican Tea, Herba Sancti Mariæ

Botanical Name

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Syn. Dysphania ambrosioides

Family

AMARANTHACEAE

Epazote Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Culinary * Parasites/Worms *
Properties:	Antiparasite* Carminative* Emmenagogue* Diuretic* Diaphoretic* Analgesic*
Parts Used:	Leafy parts
Constituents:	essential oil : ascaridole (up to 70%), limonene, p-cymene (a-pinene, myrcene, terpinene, thymol, camphor and trans-isocarveol
Traditions:	Central and South America *

The use of epazote can be traced back to the Aztecs. Epazote contains an essential oil which is up to 70% ascaridole, which gives it a similiar character to boldo, another leafy, pungent herb consumed in South Amercian folk medicine as a digestive tea. The common name, wormseed, indicates one of epazote's common medicinal uses, to kill intestinal worms. Oil of chenopodium, the essential oil derived from the plant was official in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a vermifuge for many years, but safer alternatives have been developed, and it is no longer recommended for this use. This oil is not used in aromatherapy, it is toxic

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Chenopodium ambrosioides Origin- USA

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In the Kitchen: Epazote is a herb used in traditional Mexican cooking for its pungent flavor, and is often used to flavor beans.

Side Effects:

A great many sources say that it is poisonous in large quantities, but no one can quite define what amount "large" constitutes. Normal amounts used in cooking, and whole herb teas have no reported side effects, but the herb is lised as an emmenagogue, so use in pregnancy should be avoided. Wormseed oil is too concentrated for home use.

How to Use: Epazote

Preparation Methods & Dosage :Used in teas and cooking

Epazote Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Culinary * Parasites/Worms *

Plant Description
Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS Flowers/Fruit/Seeds:Small, green flowers in panicle at the end of the stems Plant Class:Tender perennial/annual herb Rhizome: Leaves/Stem:grows up to 4 ft in height,irregularly branched, leaves are oblong, lanceolate Preferred Habitat: Flowering Season:Summer Distribution:Native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico, grows in warm, temperate regions

History and Traditions
Other nonaromatic Chennpodium species have a long history as food plants. Seeds of C.album (fat hen, pigweed) were found in the stomach of Tollund man. (100BC).¹ The Aztecs used epazote as a culinary herb.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
References:
Deni Brown HSA Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, Pub. Dorling Kindersley (1995)

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