Chenopodium ambrosioides is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is critical. Also known as Mexican Tea and Wormseed.
This plant is known to be potentially deadly!
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
Vomiting Diarrhea Respiratory Failure Difficulty Breathing Death
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as epazote, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea or wormseed, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to the Americas.
Humans have died from overdoses of D. ambrosioides essential oils (attributed to the ascaridole content). Symptoms include severe gastroenteritis with pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, dizziness, headache, temporary deafness, kidney and liver damage, convulsions, paralysis, death.
Also recorded as American Goosefoot, American Wormseed, Amerrican Goosefoot, Jerusalem Tea, Jesuit's Tea and Mexican Grape Herb.
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.