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[[File:Dysphania ambrosioides MHNT.BOT.2012.10.16.jpg|thumb|right|''Dysphania ambrosioides'', ''Epazote'']]
 
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'''Epazote''', formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as '''wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, payqu (paico), Dysphania ambrosioides,''' or '''herba sancti Mariæ''', is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico.
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'''Epazote''' formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as '''wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, payqu (paico), Dysphania ambrosioides,''' or '''herba sancti Mariæ''', is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|helminthic infestation}}, {{Uses|indigestion}}, {{Uses|cramps}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Folic acid}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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D. ambrosioides is an annual or short-lived perennial plant (herb), growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall, irregularly branched, with oblong-lanceolate leaves up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. The flowers are small and green, produced in a branched panicle at the apex of the stem.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|whole plant}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}.
  
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*D. ambrosioides is used as a leaf vegetable, herb, and herbal tea for its pungent flavor.
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==Chemical Composition==
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* It is often used as an herb in white fried rice and an important ingredient for making the green salsa for chilaquiles.
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Alpha-pinene, aritasone, ascaridole, butyric-acid, d-camphor, essential oils, ferulic-acid, geraniol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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*D. ambrosioides was used as an anthelmintic to treat ascarids and hookworms in humans, cats, dogs, horses, and pigs.[clarification needed]
 
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*Chenopodium is still used to treat worm infections in humans in many countries.
 
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* In a few areas in Latin America, the plant also is used to treat worm infections in livestock.
 
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*D. ambrosioides is believed to prevent flatulence. It has also been used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, malaria, chorea, the now discredited diagnosis of hysteria, catarrh, and asthma.[clarification needed]
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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* '''English''' - Epazote
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==Properties==
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* '''Hindi''' - सुगंध वस्तूका
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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* '''Kannada''' - ಕಡವೊಮ
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===Dravya===
  
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===Rasa===
  
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== External Links ==
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===Guna===
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphania_ambrosioides Dysphania ambrosioides-Wikipedia]
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|oblong|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-10|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Epazote grows best in full sun in a warm tropical climate. Grows in cultivated garden beds.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.rain-tree.com/epazote.htm#.Wvv2sU1L_CI "plant chemicals"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.herbco.com/c-371-epazote.aspx "cultivation and harvesting"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/epazote.html Epazote on nutrtion and you.com]
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* [https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-epazote-4126810 Epazote on the spru eat]
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* [https://www.onlyfoods.net/epazote.html Epazote on only foods.net]
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* [https://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-epazote/ Epazote on bonnai plants.net]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:32, 16 May 2018

Dysphania ambrosioides, Epazote

Epazote formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, payqu (paico), Dysphania ambrosioides, or herba sancti Mariæ, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico.

Uses

helminthic infestation, indigestion, cramps, ulcers, asthma, intestinal worms, Folic acid, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaf, whole plant, seed.

Chemical Composition

Alpha-pinene, aritasone, ascaridole, butyric-acid, d-camphor, essential oils, ferulic-acid, geraniol[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple oblong The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-10 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Epazote grows best in full sun in a warm tropical climate. Grows in cultivated garden beds.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "plant chemicals"
  2. ↑ "cultivation and harvesting"

External Links

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