Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gina Pace covers great drinks—and where to sip them. Cempasúchil, or Aztec marigold, has been a component in some cocktails as ...
The flower now called Mexican marigold was known to the Aztecs as Yauhtli, or “the fog.” Some say imbibing its alkaloids fogged the human brain. Aztec priests blew a dried, powdered form of the plant ...
Marigolds are popular annuals of the Aster family and are in the genus Tagetes. They are native to the Americas, from the southwestern USA to Argentina. Marigolds were sacred plants of the Aztec ...