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the herb that tames beans' explosive aftermath while smelling faintly of gasoline and oregano's evil twin
means A pungent, strong-flavored Mexican herb used to season beans and other dishes, prized both for its distinctive taste and its traditional reputation for reducing gas.
from From Mexican Spanish epazote, borrowed from Nahuatl epazotl — a compound of epatl, meaning 'skunk,' and tzotl, roughly 'sweat' or 'dirt.' So the Aztecs essentially named it 'skunk sweat,' a verdict on its smell that the centuries have not overturned.
- Folk name
- Called Mexican tea, but also wormseed
- Anti-gas
- Traditionally cooks beans to reduce flatulence
- Deworming past
- Once used medicinally against intestinal parasites
- Toxic in excess
- Contains ascaridole, dangerous in large doses
- Wild grower
- Thrives as a weed across the Americas
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epazote tea — traditional remedy made from the plant leaves, consumed in mexico for digestive and anti-parasitic properties