[[File:Chenopodium ambrosioides.jpg|thumb|300px250px|left|Dysphania ambrosioides]]
Other Names: Dysphania ambrosioides, 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, payqu (paico) Thé du Mexique.<br>is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico. 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==
* Don't confuse with [[Cina]], which is also called Wormseed.
==Benefits and uses of Epazote are==
* Indigenous groups have used epazote to cure intestinal parasites, especially tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, fungi and certain bacteria. It has recently been investigated for its ability to fight H. Pylori which is a common and tricky to fight bacterial infection that many people get. Wormseed has also been investigated as a natural alternative to chemical bug sprays, food preservatives, and as a supplement to help prevent intestinal infections in livestock. The oil of epazote is used to expel wormseed or intestinal hookworms.
* Rich in anti-gas agents, epazote can have carminative benefits when cooked with beans
*The oil of epazote is used to expel wormseed or intestinal hookworms
*Epazote is also good for treating menstruation problems, asthma and nervous disorders
*While epazote can be poisonous if taken in large doses, if used in moderation, then this herb can relieve flatulence
* The plant is insecticidal and is used as a repellent against mosquitoes, as an additive in the fertilizer against insect larvae and against lice and bed bugs. It also serves as a dyeing plant, achieving gold-green shades.
*It is also believed that the first birth control pills were made with epazote
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