Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Mexican tea

Plant

English

Mexican tea, Wormseed

Latin

Dysphania anthelmintica (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum (L.) Gray, Chenopodium anthelminticum L., Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticum (L.) Gray., Chenopodium ambrosioides ssp. anthelminticum, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum, Chenopodium ambrosioides varanthelminticum, Chenopodium anthelminticum L.(?)

Plantparts

Entire plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-asthmatic, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Asthma, Bleeding, Carminative, Carminativum, Chronic pain, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Diaphoretic, disease of the stomach, dispel worms, expel worms, Fart, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gas, Gastropathy, good for the stomach, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, helmint, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, hidrotic, indigestion, Induce sweating, intestinal gas, Pain, painful disorders, Painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, sudorific, sweat-inducing, treatment for worms, Used in the treatment of cough, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, weak stomach, wind, worm, worms

Women's diseases

menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

Bedbugs, Cimicidae, colouring, deters insects, driving out bedbugs, Dye, dyeing, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, insect repellent, repels insects, Used to dye different types of fibres, vermin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2746

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