Description
Dysphania ambrosioides L.
Mexican tea / Wormseed
Formerly known as Chenopodium ambrosioides.
Collected in Ghana.
Plant Family
Genus
- Dysphania
Species
- D. ambrosioides
Variety
- Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. anthelminticum
Scientific/ Botanical Name
- Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Common Name
- Wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea
Local Name
Ewe – Agbali soko
Plant Uses
Specific Uses
Active components/ Isolated Compounds/ Molecule
Sample information
Samples Available
- Leaves, Aerial parts
Contributor
- KNUST – Department of Pharmacology
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Further information
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3475072/
http://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/chronic-toxicity-of-chenopodium-ambrosioides-in-rats.html
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jchem/2016/4827157/
Aknowledgements
Dr. Cynthia Danquah, Department of Pharmacology, KNUST