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Hoja Santa

What is Hoja Santa?

Hoja santa also known as yerba santa, hierba santa, Mexican pepperleaf, root beer plant, and sacred pepper is an aromatic herb with a heart-shaped, velvety leaf which grows in tropic Mesoamerica. [1]



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Hoja Santa


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Hoja santa - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Yerba Santa Leaf

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchDecember 21, 2010 @ 9:14 AM

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