Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Mexican Tea
Creek - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22
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Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
USDA symbol: CHAMA16 (
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Common names: Mexican Tea
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Creek
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Plant used as a spring tonic.
RECRD: 83839 id: 9438