250 Epazote Seeds - Chenopodium Ambrosoides - Dysphania ambrosioides

Epazote Dysphania ambrosioides aka Chenopodium Ambrosoides Uses: Culinary/Medicinal Duration: Annual When to Sow: Spring Ease of Germination: Easy (Wormseed; Mexican tea) A rising culinary star! Essential in traditional Mexican and South American cooking, especially bean dishes and soups, and in contemporary Latino fusion fare. There is no real substitute for it. The fresh leaves are like "grassy turpentine" but when simmered in a pot of black beans, the flavour "mellows to a rich, grounding presence that more and more chefs are finding addictive," according to the trend-spotting Center for Culinary Development. Its use in food may related to ancient medicinal use. Since the time of the Aztecs it has been used to treat intestinal parasites and flatulence, and an early innovation may have been to add it to foods as a preventative measure. Native to south and central America, it has naturalized to the southern U.S. The seeds and the oil from the seeds are traditionally prescribed to ex