CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Yagé December or January

December or January

Blooms early spring to fall

This unusual variety has long

Used as traditional medicine in Arabia for thousands of years

*** South and Central Americas Elder tree

CUAJILOTE --Parmentiera aculeata-- Yagé December or JanuaryAKA cow okra, rare and unusual Mexican native tree with edible fruit, up to 30' tall. Fruit is antioxidant, juice has been found to promote Lactobacillus (the good gut bacteria). Often planted as an ornamental, shade tree and live fence throughout its native range. Its fruits are edible and are eaten either raw or cooked, and are sometimes pickled or made into preserves. Its flavor is reportedly similar to sugarcane. Used in traditional medicine and