Talk:Epazote

explosive sensitive?
I cannot make heads or tails of this: "in pure form, it is an explosive sensitive to shock." Jessicapierce 18:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Etymology
The article previously claimed that Nahuatl epazotl was derived from epatli "skunk" zotli "herb". Firstly, epatli should be epatl, and secondly, zotli is not in any Nahuatl dictionary I can find. The American Heritage Dictionary claims that it's from epatl "skunk" + tzotl "filth", which would be plausible, except that epazotl most definitely had (z/ç) and not  (tz).

For now I think it's best to regard epazotl as indivisible. --Ptcamn 10:35, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Toxicity?
Ascaridole is toxic and has a pungent, not very pleasant flavor

There is no mention of toxicity on the entry for ascaridole, and there is no citation. Can this be verified? --Lockemystagic 06:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

non-contraceptive birth control effect?
It say "It is also cited as an antispasmodic and abortifacient - the first birth control pills were derived from research on epazote." I'm a little unclear. I thought the first contraceptive was derived from work on barbasco, a mexican yam. Is the quoted statement incorrect or is it implying that the first birth control pills were simply abortifacients and not, as I understood it, contraceptives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Water pepper (talk • contribs) 19:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)