P. C. Standley

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
  • Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
  • Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Funded By: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Guatemala, P. C. Standley 2216, F
Current Determination: Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Location: Honduras: Francisco Morazán
Locality: vicinity of El Zamorano
Coordinates: 14.0109 -87.0114
Elevation: 780
Habitat/Microhabitat: in arenal along stream

Collector(s): P. C. Standley
Collection Date: 26 November 1946
Description: Uses: Seeds or root extract used to kill intestinal worms; used in cooking (Anderson et al. 2003:142). Saborizante de comida; en medicina las hojas como un antihelmíntico y eficaz, antiespasmódico [Del Amo, 1979]; antihelmíntico [Del Amo, 1979, Standley, 1930, Anon, 1949, Martinez, 1969, Osado R., 1834]; para tratar el asma [Standley, 1930, Andrews, 1979]; catarro [Del Amo, 1979, Standley, 1930, Anon, 1949; catártico [Del Amo, 1979, Martinez, 1969]; diaforético [Del Amo, 1979]; digestive [Del Amo, 1979, Osado R., 1834]; diurético [Osado R., 1834, Martinez, 1969]; las llagas [Del Amo, 1979, Anon, 1949, Andrews, 1979, Osado R., 1834, Standley, 1930]; emenagogo [Osado R., 1834, Martinez, 1969]; para tratar el espanto [Del Amo, 1979, Osado R., 1834]; Mal de San Vito [Osado R., 1834, Martinez, 1969, Del Amo, 1979]; dolor de muelas, ayuda el parto [Del Amo, 1979]; melífera (Arellano et al. 2003:110). Juice of mashed leaves to treat intestinal parasites; hot leaf tea used as a sedative; root boiled in water and drink consumed as remedy for crudo or hangover; added to beans as antiflatulent and good flavor; leaves eaten to eliminate intestinal gas and aid digestion (Arvigo and Balick 1998:100-101). Crush leaves, drink juice for intestinal worms; crush leaves; use as poultice for wounds; boil leaves in wather, bathe skin infections (Comerford 1996:333). Common names: Apazote; ipazote (voucher). Apazote, epazote, lukumxiiw ('worm herb')(Anderson et al. 2003:142, 302). Lukum, luku'um xiw, apazote [Barrera, 1976]; epazote. A-mhu-hum (Chinanteco, Oax), a-mju-jum (Chinanteco, Oax), apazote, bitia (Zapoteco, Oax), bitiaa (Zapoteco, Oax), coatsitasut'ats (Tarasco), dali (Chinanteco, Gro), epazote, epazotl (Azteca), ih-van-o (Chinanteco, Oax), ipazote, joganai (Otomi, Hgo), jui-ye (Chantal, Oax), minu (Mixteco, Oax), fiodi (Otomi, Hgo), ougi-mo (Oax), pazote, pu'undetl (Mixe, Oax), sa'ka-hka'jna (Totonaca), shuppujuic (Popoluca, Ver), shupta'juic (Popoluca, Ver), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:110). Epazote, Mexican weed, wormseed (Arvigo and Balick 1998:100). Apazote (Comerford 1996:333).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114225
OccurenceID: 372134b5-3db2-44e8-b331-39d038651608

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