Instructions: Epazote should not be used during pregnancy since it is potentially toxic.

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Epazote crushed and spread on doorframes and outside corners may keep wasps from nesting there?

Also know as "Mexican Tea," Epazote is a native herb which grows 1 to 3 feet tall before the jagged leaves are harvested for use.

This powerful herb should be used sparingly- but often. There is very little that cannot be livened up with a few pungent leaves of epazote.

Early spoutings of Epazote may be mistaken for knotweed. Look for the distinctive leaf edges!

Most people have never cooked with, or even heard of epazote. However, you have probably tasted it and wondered exactly what it was at one time or another.

Epazote is the leaf in black beans, the lemony after-taste in an authentic salsa. Often, the first time a person tastes epazote, they feel an instant dislike - almost a gag reflex for some. Given time, it grows on most people. A sprig of epazote becomes an essential ingredient in dishes such as salsa, beans and soups.

Some people use Epazote in animal feed to reduce worms?

A dash of lemon or lime can intensify epazote?

Try adding epazote to:
Cream Sauces
Quesadillas
Eggs

Chenopodium means "goose foot"? The herb was named for its unusual shaped leaves.

Epazote helps reduce the gas in beans?

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