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What is Agave?

Agave plants are common in the American southwest, Mexico, central and tropical South America, the Mediterranean and some parts of India. Plants in the Agavaceae family are recognizable by their distinctive rosettes, which are made of thick, hard, rigid leaves often with marginal teeth and usually with a sharp spine and flower spikes. There are over 200 known species of Agave. Many species produce musky odors that attract bats, to pollinate the plant. Other species produce sweet odors to at...



Side Effects

Change in taste, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, drowsiness, giddiness, nausea, runny nose, salivation, sore mouth, stomach ache, vomiting.



Reactions / Interactions

Asthma medications, corticosteroids, antacids, antidepressants, stimulants, other herbs and supplements with similar effects.



What is Agave?

Agave plants are common in the American southwest, Mexico, central and tropical South America, the Mediterranean and some parts of India. Plants in the Agavaceae family are recognizable by their distinctive rosettes, which are made of thick, hard, rigid leaves often with marginal teeth and usually with a sharp spine and flower spikes. There are over 200 known species of Agave. Many species produce musky odors that attract bats, to pollinate the plant. Other species produce sweet odors to attract insects

Side Effects

Change in taste, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, drowsiness, giddiness, nausea, runny nose, salivation, sore mouth, stomach ache, vomiting.

Reactions / Interactions

Asthma medications, corticosteroids, antacids, antidepressants, stimulants, other herbs and supplements with similar effects.

Safety

Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to tylophora.

Dosage

Adults (18 years and older)

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Agave Articles

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Conversations On Agave

  • Honey vs. Agave Nectar


    • Posted On November 2, 2008 04:39:11 PM

      ... used in place of each other. I prefer agave for sweetening my tea and stuff because it's a little thinner, but it is kind of expensive. Read More

    • Posted On November 2, 2008 05:33:05 PM

      ...airly high on the glycemic index scale. Agave nectar is relatively low I think. Otherwise I don't know, I've never tried Agave nectar. Read More

  • Who has tried blue agave sweetener?


    • Posted On March 28, 2008 08:06:04 PM

      ...l sweeteners anymore. I bought the blue agave today at Trader Joe's and just used a tsp of it in my iced tea. I couldn't decide if I liked it or not? It is very light but I get a "rubberish" tas... Read More

    • Posted On March 28, 2008 08:12:54 PM

      ...l sweeteners anymore. I bought the blue agave today at Trader Joe's and just used a tsp of it in my iced tea. I couldn't decide if I liked it or not? It is very light but I get a "rubberish" tas... Read More

  • Agave

    OK folks ... I tried the agave nectar this morning. I loved it with the berries, wheat germ, and flax meal, but not so much in the coffee. It really doesn't taste anything like honey (I've read sug...

    • Posted On August 10, 2008 08:43:59 AM

      Agave is a great alternative to sugar so great job! I have hot tea all the time don't wait till Dec! Just don't use SWEETNER! :) Read More

    • Posted On August 10, 2008 08:43:59 AM

      Agave is a great alternative to sugar so great job! I have hot tea all the time don't wait till Dec! Just don't use SWEETNER! :) Read More

  • Agave Nectar


    • Posted On July 24, 2008 09:32:50 AM

      Agave is what they make Tequila from isn't it? Read More

    • Posted On July 25, 2008 11:13:08 AM

      You can use Agave syrup the same way you'd use honey, if you're looking to sweeten your tea (hot or iced) or add sweetness to a vinaigrette or marinade . . . it has a much more neutral taste though... Read More

  • Tell me how to use these food items...


    • Posted On April 25, 2009 02:45:18 PM

      I recently picked up flaxseed meal and agave sweetener (from Trader Joe's). I keep reading that these things belone in every healthy kitchen, but I'm not sure how I should be using them. Lame, righ... Read More

    • Posted On April 25, 2009 03:11:41 PM

      Not sure about flaxseed, but agave will replace all sugar and sweeteners. So if you bake a cake for instance, just use the agave in place of whatever sugar the recipe calls for. Read More

  • good sweeteners?


    • Posted On August 6, 2008 09:59:49 AM

      I like blue agave syrup (or nectar depending on who's bottling it.) It's not all metallic tasting like artificial sweeteners and it dissolves in cold liquids. Read More

    • Posted On August 6, 2008 10:59:00 AM

      I like blue agave syrup (or nectar depending on who's bottling it.) It's not all metallic tasting like artificial sweeteners and it dissolves in cold liquids. That is fine, but agave syrup actual... Read More

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Agave Blogs

Have You Tried Agave?

Agave is a sweetener that according to Wikipedia comes from a succulant plant that grows mostly in tropical areas. I started really hearing about agave last winter, but didn’t give it a try until this spring. I bought a bottle of organic raw blue...

Everybody Wins!

Okay, enough waiting; the suspense is killing me! I don’t know about you guys, but I’m just dying to spill the beans on who won a shiny new bottle of Xagave. So I’m getting right down to it. The winner, randomly chosen via Random.org...

Five Scenes from a Friday in Sedona

Let me get this straight - you can fly through interstellar space, but you can't scrounge up a shirt when you're on your way to probe someone? Bikes outside a chalet at the bike-centric Red Agave in the village of Oak Creek. A mountain biker crests a...

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