Dysphania anthelmintica

Family	Chenopodiaceae
Scientific name	Dysphania anthelmintica (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Synonyms	Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Spach; Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Spach var. anthelmintica (L.) Moldenke; Ambrina anthelmintica (L.) Spach; Atriplex ambrosioides (L.) Crantz; Atriplex anthelmintica (L.) Crantz; Blitum ambrosioides (L.) Beck; Botrys ambrosioides (L.) Nieuwland; Botrys anthelmintica (L.) Nieuwland; Chenopodium ambrosioides L.; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. forma genuinum Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. forma spathulatum (Sieber ex Moquin-Tandon) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. forma suffruticosum (Willdenow) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. chilense (Spegazzini) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. euambrosioides Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. euambrosioides Aellen var. suffruticosum (Willdenow) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. euambrosioides Aellen var. typicum (Spegazzini) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. euambrosioides Aellen var. typicum (Spegazzini) Aellen forma integrifolium (Fenzl) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. subsp. suffruticosum (Willdenow) Thellung; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. anthelminticum (Linnaeus) A. Gray; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. chilense Spegazzini; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. euchilense Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. genuinum Willkomm; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. integrifolium Fenzl; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. suffruticosum (Willdenow) Aellen; Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. typicum Spegazzini; Chenopodium anthelminticum L.; Chenopodium chilense Schrader; Chenopodium spathulatum Sieber ex Moquin-Tandon; Chenopodium suffruticosum Willdenow; Chenopodium vagans Standley; Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants; Dysphania chilensis (Spegazzini) Mosyakin & Clemants; Orthosporum ambrosioides (L.) Kosteletzky; Orthosporum anthelminticum (L.) Kosteletzky; Orthosporum suffruticosum (Willdenow) Kosteletzky; Roubieva anthelmintica (L.) Hooker & Arnott; Teloxys ambrosioides (L.) W. A. Weber; Vulvaria ambrosioides (L.) Bubani
Common name	(Japanese common name) America arita-sou (American arita-sou = Dysphania ambrosioides)
	(English common name) American wormseed, Jerusalem-tea, Mexican-tea, Spanish-tea, wormseed
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) [native] USA, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay
Chromosomal number	2n=16, 32, 64
Description	Plants electing 30-80cm. Leaves 3-13cm length, 0.5-3.5cm width. Flowers flowering in July to November. Annual plants.
Reference	Dysphania anthelmintica (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
	Dysphania anthelmintica (Linnaeus) Mosyakin & Clemants
	Fluorometric assay of allergic reactions (US Patent 4845027/1999)
	Chinese drug composition for treatment of peptic ulcer and preparation thereof (US Patent 6344219/2002)
	Herbicidal fatty acid and maleic hydrazide salt compositions (US Patent 6383985/2002)
	Species specific genomic DNA sequences for identification of Anacardium occidentale and the method for its utilization in detection of cashew husk in made tea samples (US Patent 6541624/2003)
	Naphthoquinone derivatives and their use in the treatment and control of (US Patent 6835755/2004)
	Method for detection and identification of Anacardium species sequence from a sample (US Patent 6942976/2005)
	Chenopodium ambrosioides extract for treating uterine fibroids (US Patent 6841175/2005)
	Herbicide microemulsion-forming-concentrates, microemulsions, and methods (US Patent 7094735/2006)
Note	Naturalized plants (recorded as which was discovered in 1661-1673, oldest specimen was produced in 1888).

September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden

September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden