For tea epasote in Mexico, see Mexican tea culture. The flowers are small and green, produced in a branched panicle at the apex of the stem.

The species was described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Chenopodium ambrosioides. Some researchers treated it as a highly polymorphic species with several subspecies. The generic name Dysphania was traditionally applied in the 1930s to some species endemic to Australia. Placement and rank of this taxon have ranged from a mere section within Chenopodium to the sole genus of a separate family, Dysphaniaceae, or a representative of the Illicebraceae. The close affinity of Dysphania to “glandular” species of Chenopodium sensu lato is now evident.

The specific epithet ambrosioides refers to the plant’s resemblance to unrelated plants of the genus Ambrosia, in the aster family. Ideally collected before going to seed, D. Humans have died from overdoses of D. Symptoms include severe gastroenteritis with pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The compound ascaridole in epazote inhibits the growth of nearby species, so it is best to grow it at a distance from other plants.

Dysphania ambrosioides not only contains terpene compounds, but it also delivers partial protection to nearby plants simply by masking their scent to some insects, making it a useful companion plant. Its small flowers may also attract some predatory wasps and flies. Tropicos – Name – Dysphania ambrosioides L. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 4: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America: More than 150 Delicious Recipes Using Nature’s Edibles.

Commercial development of plant essential oils and their constituents as active ingredients in bioinsecticides”. 78:139, 1991, cited in Mueller, Cynthia W. Epazote: Organic Peroxides from a Plant”. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Wikispecies has information related to Dysphania ambrosioides.

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And they’re also a great source of nutrition including protein, fiber, folic acid, iron, and many trace minerals. But of course, there’s an ugly downside to beans. And yeah, it’s the smelly, uncomfortable kind. This is especially true of canned beans by the way.

Yep, not only are they more expensive than dry beans, but they’re not cooked in such a way as to degas them. But YES, you can degas them. If you run a quick google search, you’ll come up with ten different methods for the absolute best way to degas beans. I’ve tried them all, and frankly, not all of them have worked for us. For a while, I actually thought degassing beans wan’t really possible, and quit eating them. So knowing that, I decided to give them another go, and we FINALLY hit on a bean degassing method that actually works for us.

I’m not by any means saying it’s the only way to degas beans, I’m just saying it’s the one that it totally working for us! And just as importantly as degassing, I’ve started cooking them in my Instant pot. I LOVE being able to put them in, set the timer, and walk away. This morning, I turned them on, and then walked out the door to go paint our new house while they cooked. Note: As beans age in storage, they take longer to cook. Let cook, and then slowly depressurize before opening pot.