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Wormseed

Hạt giun

Chenopodium ambrosioides / Dysphania ambrosioides

Epazote, Mexican tea

Amaranthaceae · Phần trên mặt đất · Aerial parts · Steam-distilled

Wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosioides / Dysphania ambrosioides) — botanical illustration
Chenopodium ambrosioides / Dysphania ambrosioides

Safety

Ascaridole TOXIC · Prohibited cosmetic

Ascaridole comprises up to 80 percent. Ascaridole is a strong poison, fatal at 1 mL/kg.

ABSOLUTELY CONTRAINDICATED in all cosmetic routes.

Mexican tradition used it as a vermifuge but with many fatal poisonings.

Never used in cosmetics.


Usage guidelines

Status
Absolutely prohibited in cosmetics

Chemistry

Volatile constituents
Ascaridole60.0 – 80.0 %
p-Cymene5.0 – 15.0 %

Botanical source

Chenopodium ambrosioides (epazote) grows in Mexico and Central America. Traditionally a seasoning (fresh leaves are safe at typical culinary doses, the essential oil is entirely different and dangerous).

Family Amaranthaceae.


Notes

Listed in as a warning.