Alm
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Q: Local green tea, forgot the name
Once during my stay in San Ignacio, locals gave me a cup of "tea". They told me it grows around there, and people even harvest it and ship/sell to
other places.
Tried to look it up on the web, nothing came up, I gave up and didn't bother to write it down. Local names for plants, you know - could be anything,
misspelled word or something that only that village calls this name.
I'm curious - what could it be that doesn't taste like medicine and has no pronounced diuretic, laxative and other effects? Pretty sure it was not a
sage.
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bajabuddha
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Could it be damiana? It grows prolifically all over south cape, I wonder if it flourishes that far north. Yes, made into a sweet liqueur but the
herbalistas sell it in 'tea' form. Very small leaves like oregano, milder aroma, a little bit sweet. I've picked it and brewed it as well.
Side note: anyone ever float about a half ounce of damiana liqueur over a (real) margarita? El Good-o!
[Edited on 9-6-2018 by bajabuddha]
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Yesca.
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Alm
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Yesca it was not. Didn't get high.
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When I stayed at Pancho's camp at Bahia San Rafael once, he served me a tea he brewed from plants that grew there. It was very good, and I regret not
asking him to show me which plant it was from.
I could smell the aroma in the air on the drive out the next morning. I am not sure if it was from flowers, leaves, or both!
[Edited on 9-7-2018 by AKgringo]
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woody with a view
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On the pacific side there is a plant called Guatamote which is used to cure many vague ailments. It is so widely known that a surf spot is named for
it!
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Alm
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Pancho sure knew how to make living on next to nothing. God rest his soul.
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Moringa!
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Alm
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Maybe. I wonder if anybody saw it occurring naturally in Baja desert.
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Moringa does not grow wild in Baja
Harald Pietschmann
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