wormseed

IPA: wˈɝmsid

An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

Examples of "wormseed" in Sentences

Caution: Never take internally the essential oil of wormseed.
-- One teaspoonful of powdered wormseed mixed with a sufficient quantity of molasses, or spread on bread and butter.
The most specific treatment for roundworms, however, is chenopodium oil made from the American wormseed Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum.
Iza was making herself a wormseed tea to encourage the flow of milk and to relieve the painful cramps of her uterus contracting back to its normal shape.
Epazote (wormseed) chenopodium ambrosioides: This hardy perennial, with its resinous fragrance and serrated, tapering leaves, grows wild in many parts of Mexico and the United States, especially California.
Herbs and vegetables such as nopales (cactus paddles), verdolagas (purslane), berros (watercress) and epazote (wormseed) have traditionally been used to lend a distinctive flavor to the local cooking, as have chiles and seeds, notably pumpkin and sesame.