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Dreamherb (Calea zacatechichi)
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Calea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Cheech, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy (a form of divination based on dreams). Whenever they desire to know the cause of an illness or the location of a distant or lost person, dry leaves of the plant are smoked, drunk in infusions, and put under the pillow before going to sleep. Reportedly, the answer to the question comes in a dream. (1)(2).
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Mexican Tarragon (Tagetes lucida)
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As a native Marigold of Mexico and Guatemala, T. lucida is well known by the locals as a substitute for Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), and as such is used in teas, vinegars and dishes. The Zapotecs use Tagetes as a primary herb in purification rituals. The plant is popular with the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua and is used by the modern Huichol Indians in their religious Peyote rituals. Smoked, the plant is said to enhance closed-eye visions. The botanical genus name Tagetes is in reference to a Roman deity, Tages which, probably, was originally an Etruscan god of prophecy. The species name lucidus means "bright", or "light". In Mexico, it is traditionally used as a tea but also as a flavoring for soups, sauces, chicken dishes, etc. and harsh Turkish tobaccos. A strong Tagetes Lucida tea is said to produce similar but milder effects than those of Peyote and has been used since pre-Hispanic times with many of its properties ascribed to this plant, known as Yauhtli in the Nahuatl language. The leaves were an important flavouring of "Chocolatl", the foaming Cocoa-based drink of the Aztec.
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Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana)
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For hundreds of years, indigenous peoples in Brazil and Paraguay have used the leaves of Stevia as a sweetener. The Guarani Indians of Paraguay call it Kaa jheé and have used it to sweeten their Yerba Mate tea for centuries. They have also used it traditionally to sweeten other medicinal teas and foods as well as used it medicinally.
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leaves (2) dry extract (95%)
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Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
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Wild Lettuce is one of the species that is more bitter than the normal Lettuce. Many add the green to salads. Wild Lettuce leaves contain a milky substance called "Lactucarium". It has a long history of medicinal use, mainly as a substitute for opium.
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Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
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Artemisia absinthium or Wormwood as it is commonly known is a perennial plant that is native to Europe and Asia and has a long history of use in folk medicine. It is one of several hundred plants in the Genus known as Artemisia and perhaps the most well known. It tends to grow in desolate areas but has also been widely cultivated in many gardens.

In Mexico Wormwood was worn on the heads of women in celebrations honoring the Goddess of Salt with ceremonial dance. (3)(4) It has also been used in indoors to repel fleas and moths and other insects. (1)(4) Among other things Wormwood is well known for its very bitter taste. The taste is so bitter that it is mentioned in the Bible as an apocalyptic tool of God to punish a sinful mankind. (5) According to legend, Wormwood grew up in the trail from the serpent's tail as it slithered out or the Garden of Eden. (4) As well as being used in folk medicine in many cultures throughout history, it is also an ingredient in various liqueurs, Absinthe being the chief.
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