Mexican Tea. Epazote. (Chenopodium ambrosioides)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Chenopodium ambrosioides L. is a synonym of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants. This plant is now known as Dysphania ambrosioides.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste due to the presence of resinous dots and sticky hairs. — The tender leaves are sometimes used as a potherb.; Used as a condiment in soups etc, they are said to reduce flatulence if eaten with beans.; The leaves have a rank taste due to the presence of resinous dots and sticky hairs.; The raw leaves should only be eaten in small quantities, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Mainly found on dry wasteland and cultivated ground. (Zone 6)