[[File:Chenopodium ambrosioides.jpg|thumb|350px300px|left|Chenopodium ambrosioides]]
Other Names: Aceite de Paico, Aceite de Quenopodio, Ansérine, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Chenopodium anthelminticum, Epazote, Épazote, Fausse Ambroisie, Huile d’Ansérine, Huile de Chénopode, Jesuit Tea, Mexican Tea, Thé du Mexique.<br>This herb is used extensively in Caribbean and Mexican cooking and it gets its name from the Aztec (Nahuatl) epazotl. Also known as Mexican tea or pigweed, this is regarded as garden weed. Even in Mexican cuisine, epazote is used in bean recipes. It has a pungent flavor with a smell like gasoline. The stem, leaves, and fruits of the herb are used in medicines and in food.
==Special Precautions of Epazote==