Botanical Overview Latin Name: Dysphania ambrosioidesFamily: AmaranthaceaeParts Used: Leaf, aerial partsCommon Names: Epazote, American wormseed, Mexican tea, Herba Sancti MariƦ Energetics Warming and drying in nature, with bitter and pungent…
Botanical Overview Bixa orellana, commonly known as Achiote, Annatto, Rouge seed, or Urucum, is a tropical plant belonging to the family Bixaceae. Native to Central and South America and the…
Botanical Overview Erythrina verna, known commonly as Coral Bean or Coral Tree, belongs to the Fabaceae family. It is native to the Caribbean and West Indies. The parts commonly used…
Botanical Overview Erythrina mulungu, commonly known as Mulungu or Coral tree, is a member of the Fabaceae family native to South America, notably Brazil and the Amazon rainforest. The bark…
Botanical Overview Cecropia peltata belongs to the family Urticaceae and is commonly known as Ambulillo, Trumpet Tree, or Yagrumo hembra. This fast-growing tropical tree is native to Central and South…
Botanical Overview Cecropia obtusifolia is a species in the Urticaceae family commonly known as Trumpet tree, Guarumo, or simply Cecropia. It is native to Central America, Mexico, and northern South…
Botanical Overview Parthenium argentatum, commonly known as guayule, silverleaf guayule, or gumweed, is a perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae native to Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. The…
Botanical Overview Guazuma ulmifolia, commonly known as West Indian elm, Bay cedar, GuĆ”cimo, Mutamba, or simply Guazuma, is a member of the Malvaceae family. It is native to Central and…
Botanical Overview Minthostachys mollis, commonly known as MuƱa or Andean mint, belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is native to the Andean regions of South America. The aerial parts, particularly…
Botanical Overview Tynanthus panurensis is a climbing vine in the family Bignoniaceae, native to the Amazon Basin and other South American tropical regions. Known commonly as Breu branco or Chico…