[CH] huacatay
Margaret Lauterbach (mlaute@micron.net)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 07:34:23 -0700
In Thursday's Chile-Heads digest, Brent Thompson speaks of a condiment
known as huacatay, popular in South America. He's right that parts of the
plant are eaten, but the growing plant is also used as an herbicide and
nematicide. It apparently also has anti-viral properties. I'd suggest
eating sparingly of such an herb. It's not a friendly little houseplant.
It grows to two meters, and seldom flowers in temperate zones. The leaves
are dried and used to flavor soups, meat and vegetables, according to
Richters Herb catalog. Margaret