Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU')
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Chenopodium ambrosioid.es Au: L.
Chenopodiaceae
Jerusalem Bush
Herb with a rank smell and greenish immature flowers.
Port Howe, in the yard just east of the Convenient Store.
24°09’ 52” N	Longitude 75°19’79”W
The plant is bruised and dripped of juices, or steeped in water. The
resulting juice or infusion is taken with sugar to treat intestinal worms.
Plant is not very common—this was the only place I saw it on 2 islands,
and it was used for worms on both.
Laurel R. Richey
99-769 Duplicates 5 Date November 17,1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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