Article Nº 2118 Plant Vol. II · pp. 535–536
Lombrigueira (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
Original title: Lombrigueira. (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
Native goosefoot (Chenopodium ambrosioides), common on Madeira and Porto Santo, whose strong-smelling leaves are used as an effective vermifuge.
A native member of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae), also known as formigueira, very common both on Madeira and on Porto Santo (‘holy harbour’). Its leaves are sinuate-toothed or almost entire, with a strong and distinctive smell; they are a very effective vermifuge, and Madeirans sometimes use them as an emmenagogue.
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