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Jambu & its Electric Leaves & Flowers

Jambu & its Electric Leaves & Flowers

The mouth tingling Amazonian herb, sometimes called the electric daisy or Sichuan button.

Nicholas Gill
Aug 18, 2023
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Acmella Oleracea is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. Photo: Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

When you taste jambu (Splilanthes oleracea or Acmella oleracea), an Amazonian herb with an oval shaped, bright yellow flower, your taste buds begin to tingle. Within moments your lips are numb as if you had taken an…

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