Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Botanical Name
:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
English
Name
:
Mexican Tea
Family
:
Chenopodiaceae
General Info
Description
A herb that grows to a height of 40cm. The leaves are oval (up to 4cm long and 1cm wide) and toothed. The flowers are small and green, and the seeds are very small and green when fresh and black when dry.
Herb Effects
Analgesic, antiasthmatic, carminative, stomachic and vermifuge (whole plant); carminative (leaves).
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Alpha-pinene, butyric acid, geraniol, leucine, limonene, methyl-salicylate, myrcene, safrole (plant); ascaridole, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, p-cymene, riboflavin, thiamin (leaf); ferulic acid, malic acid, vanilic acid (fruit)
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc C10 H16
Butyric acid 107-92-6
Butanoic acid C4 H8 O2
Geraniol 8007-13-4
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6 C10 H18 O
Leucine 2439-37-4
2-dimethylamino-4-me C8 H17 NO2
Limonene 9003-73-0
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en C10 H16
Methyl salicylate 8024-54-2
methyl C8 H8 O3
Myrcene 2153-31-3
7-methyl-3-methylide C10 H16
Safrole Not Available
5-prop-2-enylbenzo[1 C10 H10 O2
Ascaridole Not Available
4-methyl-1-propan-2- C10 H16 O2
Ascorbic acid Not Available
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy C6 H8 O6
beta Carotene 7235-40-7
3,7,12,16-tetramethy C40 H56
Niacin 99148-57-9
pyridine-3-carboxyli C6 H5 NO2
p-Cymene Not Available
Dichlororuthenium; C15 H24 Cl2 N2 Ru
Riboflavin Not Available
Not Available C17 H21 N4 O9 P
Thiamin 59-43-8
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met C12 H17 N4 OS+
Ferulic acid 24276-84-4
3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho C10 H10 O4
Malic acid Not Available
2-hydroxybutanedioic C4 H6 O5
Vanillic acid Not Available
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- C8 H8 O4
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
To expel parasitic worms from the body , for haemorrhoids, as a poultice to detoxify snake bites and other poisons and is thought to have wound-healing properties (herb); reduce flatulence (leaves).
Contraindication
Should not be used during pregnancy and lactation.
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Products
Health Remedies 
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