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Traditional medicinal infusions are common in some Mexican immigrant communities in the United States. [3] Poleo is a tea made from the Hedeoma drummondii plant. Aside from being used to make a beverage in Mexico, this plant has also been used as a culinary spice by native cultures north of Mexico. Poleo has been found to be rich in antioxidants.
Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as epazote, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea [2] or wormseed, [3] is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to the Americas. Description
Ephedra trifurca is a species of Ephedra known by the common names longleaf jointfir and Mexican tea. It is native to the states of Baja California , Chihuahua and Sonora in northwestern Mexico , and to California , Arizona , New Mexico , Texas in the Southwestern United States .
For many hundreds of years the commercially used tea tree has been, in shape, more of a bush than a tree. [29] "Monkey picked tea" is more likely a name of certain varieties than a description of how it was obtained. [30] In 1391, the Hongwu emperor issued a decree that only loose tea would be accepted as a "tribute". [18]
Amphipterygium adstringens, or the cuachalalate, is an ancient medicinal plant that has been commercially used in Mexico for centuries. Because of its ever-growing popularity and since the most sought after part of the plant is its bark, the cuachalalate was as of 2004 considered an endangered species. [1]
Calea ternifolia (syn. Calea zacatechichi) [1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. [1] Its English language common names include bitter-grass, Mexican calea, [1] and dream herb. [2] It is used in traditional medicine and ritual in its native range. [3]
Ephedra pedunculata, common name vine Mormon tea or Comida de Vívora, is a plant species native to southern Texas and to Mexico as far south as Zacatecas. It grows in sandy or rocky slopes and outcrops. [1] [2] Most species of Ephedra (called "Mormon tea") are shrubs, but Ephedra pedunculata is a trailing or clambering woody vine up to 7 m (23 ...
Argemone mexicana – MHNT Flower bud of prickly poppy, which is a common weed of India. Picture is taken at Beliatore, West Bengal, India. Argemone mexicana, also known by the common names Mexican poppy, [1] Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, [2] cardo, and cardosanto, is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in many parts of the world.