Mexican tea (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae, herbaceous, up to 1.2 meters tall, stems erect, cylindrical in shape with many linear angles, green or red in color, branching irregularly, especially at the root base just at the soil level.
D. ambrosioides has leaves on the bottom which are elongated lanceolate, up to 12 cm long, pointed tip, serrated margin, thick and green or red, a main vein in the middle with many small lateral veins. The upper leaves are spike-shaped.
Flowers are small and green or red, lined in all directions along the branching panicles at the apex of the stem. The plant has a high adaptability in the highlands and lowlands, tropical and subtropical, fertile and sandy soils.
Widely used as a vegetable and herbal tea because of its spicy taste, strong aroma and unique. Often used as an ingredient in soups and fried white rice. Essential oils contain terpene compounds.
TAXON
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Tribe: Dysphanieae
Genus: Dysphania R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 411 (1810)
Species: Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants in Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 59: 382 (2002)
HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS
Agathophytum ambrosioides (L.) Peterm. in Pflanzenreich: 745 (1845)
Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 5: 297 (1836)
Atriplex ambrosioides (L.) Crantz in Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 207 (1766)
Blitum ambrosioides (L.) Beck in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 24: 118 (1908)
Botrys ambrosioides (L.) Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 275 (1914)
Chenopodium album subsp. ambrosioides (L.) H.J.Coste & A.Reyn. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 979 (1905)
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. in Sp. Pl.: 219 (1753)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. genuinum Aellen in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 34 (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. genuinum Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 271 (1862)
Neobotrydium ambrosioides (L.) M.L.Zhang & G.L.Chu in Pl. Diversity 38: 327 (2016)
Orthosporum ambrosioides (L.) Kostel. in Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1433 (1835)
Teloxys ambrosioides (L.) W.A.Weber in Phytologia 58: 477 (1985)
Vulvaria ambrosioides (L.) Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 1: 178 (1897)
HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS
Ambrina incisa Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 91: 422 (1895)
Ambrina parvula Phil. (1895)
Ambrina spathulata Moq. in Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 39 (1840)
Atriplex ambrosioides f. minus Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium amboanum (Murr) Aellen in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 4: 31 (1961)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. angustifolium (Pav. ex Moq.) Aellen in Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 41: 96 (1931)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. angustifolium Sieber ex Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 73 (1849)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. cinerascens Sennen in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 15: 99 (1916)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. comosum Willk. (1862)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. costei Aellen in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 19: 11 (1973)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. dentatum (Fenzl) Aellen (1931)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. dentatum Fenzl in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(1): 145 (1864)
Chenopodium ambrosioides subsp. euambrosioides Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. incisum (Phil.) Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. integrifolium (Fenzl) Aellen in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 30: 52 (1943)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. integrifolium Fenzl (1864)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. microphyllum Sennen in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 24: 231 (1914)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. minus (Murr) Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. normale Aellen (1943)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. pinnatifidum (Willk.) Aellen (1943)
Chenopodium ambrosioides subsp. pinnatifidum Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 20 (1913)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. pinnatifidum Willk. (1862)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. polystachium Willk. (1862)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. pubescens Makino (1932)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. querciforme (Murr) Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. rotundatum Aellen (1943)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. spathulatum (Moq.) Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 252 (1935)
Chenopodium ambrosioides subsp. suffruticosum (Willd.) Thell. in Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 191 (1912)
Chenopodium ambrosioides proles suffruticosum (Willd.) Thell. in J. Bot. 22: 34 (1884)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) Graebn. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 20 (1913)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willd.) Aellen (1929)
Chenopodium ambrosioides f. suffruticosum (Willd.) Aellen (1931)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. typicum Speg. in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 53: 282 (1902)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. viridis Sennen (1916)
Chenopodium angustifolium Pav. ex Moq. (1849)
Chenopodium anthelminticum var. glabratum Fenzl (1864)
Chenopodium anthelminticum var. subhirsutum Fenzl (1864)
Chenopodium chilense var. incisa (Phil.) Reiche in Fl. Chile 6: 152 (1911)
Chenopodium cuneifolium Vent. ex Moq. (1849)
Chenopodium integrifolium Vorosch. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 27: 42 (1942)
Chenopodium integrifolium subsp. ramosissimum Vorosch. (1942)
Chenopodium opulifolium subsp. amboanum Murr
Chenopodium querciforme Murr in Magyar Bot. Lapok 3: 37 (1903)
Chenopodium querciforme var. minus Murr in Magyar Bot. Lapok 3: t. 1, f. 1b (1904)
Chenopodium rugosum Raf. in Med. Fl. 2: 208 (1830)
Chenopodium sancta-maria Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 126 (1829)
Chenopodium spathulatum (Moq.) Sieber ex Moq. (1849)
Chenopodium spathulatum var. angustifolium Moq. (1849)
Chenopodium spathulatum var. platyphyllum Moq. (1849)
Chenopodium suffruticosum Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 290 (1809)
Chenopodium suffruticosum subsp. remotum Vorosch. (1942)
Chenopodium variegatum Gouan in Cat. Hort. Taur.: ? (1810)
Dysphania ambrosioides var. integrifolia (Vorosch.) Schwarzová & Mered'a in Fl. Slovenska 6(4): 723, 202 (2016)
Orthosporum suffruticosum Kostel. (1835)
Roubieva querciformis (Murr) G.L.Chu in Gen. New Evol. System World Chenopod.: 78 (2017)
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VERNACULAR NAME
Afrikaans: Galsiektebos, Galsiektebossie, Kruiehondebossie, Sinkingsbossie, Stinkblaar, Vlooibossie
Arabic: إيبازوت - الأثينة العطرية
Assamese: Bor-jilmil, Chisik bol, Jangli bathua, Sugondhi jilmil
Bengali: খাটুয়া Khaṭuẏa
Boro: Buthua raja
Burmese: တန်ဂါရာအန် Taan gya raan
Catalan: Te bord
Chinese (simplified): 土荆芥
Chinese (traditional): 臭杏
Czech: Merlík vonný
Danish: Vellugtende gåsefod
Dogri: Mushki kunaanh, Jungli baathu, Jungli javind
Dutch: Welriekende Ganzenvoet
English: Mexican tea, Ambrosia, Epazote, Jerusalem tea, Jesuit's tea, Sandworm plant, Sinkingbossie, Spanish tea, Wormsalt, Wormseed, Wormseed goosefeet
Estonian: ürt-kanamalts, ürt-hanemalts
Finnish: Sitruunasavikka
French: Chénopode fausse-ambroisie, Herbe à vers, Herbe aux vers, Semen-contra, Semencine
Garo: Chisik bol
German: Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß
Hebrew: כף-אווז ריחנית
Hindi: खटुआ - सुगंध वस्तु Khatua, Sugandha vastuka
Hungarian: Mirrhafű, Mirrha-libatop
Indonesia: Tengeran, Pasote, Paiku, Daun pasote, Daun paiku, Epazote, Mastruz
Italian: Farinello aromatico
Japanese: アリタソウ - ケアリタソウ
Java: Tengeran
Kannada: Kaadu oma, Gudde oma, Huli oma
Khmer: តេន ហឺ រៀ ន Ten hkeu rea n
Konkani: Kaaduvonvo
Korean: 양명아주
Lao: ເທນ ເຄ ຣານ Ten ke ran
Malayalam: Eechchekkolli, Echekolli, Kattayamodagum, Kattayamodakam, Mannennachcheti, Naatachcheti, Pookalachili
Manipuri: Monsaobi manbi, Monshaobi manbi, Tersing nambi
Mapudungun: Pichuñ
Marathi: Chandanbatva
Mizo: Buar-chhim-tir, buarchhimtir, Khawnvar-tui-rim-nam
Ndau: Dungurachirombo ndeb i bigicana
Nepali: पसारे बेथे - रातो बेथे - रातो लट्टे Pasaare bethe, Raato bethe, Raato latte
Norwegian: Sitronmelde
Odia: Kandriphala
Oria: Kandriphal
Otomí: Jogañai
Pashto: ختوه Khtwa
Portuguese: Erva-formigueira, Erva-de-santa-maria, Lombrigueira, Mastruz
Rabha: Sam-bothla
Rajasthani: Bathali
Russian: Марь амброзиевидная
Sangtam: Chisik bol
Sengwato: Mothathabadimo, Mothatabadimo
Sinhala: පුලුක්කොලිසෙඩි Pulukkoliceḍi
Slovak: Mrlík voňavý
Sotho: Setla bocha, Khola-bosiu, Mokhankha, Mokxankxa, Poea-e-kholo, Poya-e-kxolo, Setlabocha, Setla-bocha, Setla-bothsa, Setlama-se-habea
Spanish: Paico, Epazote, Apazote, Paycu, Apasote
Swedish: Dieselmålla
Tamil: புலுகொல்லிச்சேடி Pulukkollichedi
Telugu: Kadu-omu
Thai: เทงเกอรัน Theng ke xrạn
Tswana: Motlhatabadimo, Motlhatlha badimo, Badingwane, Tlhetlhabadimo, Motlhatlhabadimo
Tulu: Kaadu omo
Turkish: Sirken
Ukrainian: Лобода амброзієподібна - Пахуча лобода амброзієва
Urdu: خطوا Khatoa
Xhosa: Imhlabampethu, Mangalisa, Puniyi, Unukani
Zulu: Insukumbili, Nsuku mbili, Udabulizanci, Umakhayeni, Umbulalansingiza, Umkani, Umtusamvu, Umwohloza, uNsukumbili, Unukani, Puniyi, Uphunyu
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