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Artemisia abrotanum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Southernwood
  • Lad's Love
  • Old Man
Natural Habitat
  • Central and Southern Europe
  • India
  • China
  • Japan
  • Asia Minor
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Abrotani
Constituent(s)
  • abrotin = abrotanin (bitter principle)
  • resin
  • essential oil
  • tannin
  • succinic acid
  • malates
  • nitrates of potassium
Action
  • febrifuge
  • expectorant
  • aromatic
  • vermifuge
  • stimulant
  • antiseptic
  • emmenagogue
  • detergent
  • tonic
  • cordial
  • vulnerary; the herb can be made into stimulating hair pomades

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Artemisia absinthium

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Common Wormwood
  • Old Woman
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (especially Russia)
  • Spain
  • U. S. A.
  • Asia
  • Siberia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Absinthii vulgaris
  • Summitates Absinthii
  • Oleum Absinthii
Constituent(s)
  • absinthin (bitter principle)
  • volatile oil (containing thujone = absinthol)
  • resin
  • tannin
  • succinic acid
  • malates and nitrates of potassium
Action
  • herb
  • top: tonic
  • depurative
  • febrifuge
  • digestive
  • stomachic
  • diuretic
  • emmenagogue
  • deobstruent
  • sudorific
  • vermifuge; oil: antiseptic
  • abortive
  • narcotic
  • used for making "Absinthe" (liqueur) and Vermouth

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Artemisia campestris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Field Southernwood
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Artemisiae rubrae
  • Semen Artemisiae rubrae
Constituent(s)
  • bitter resin
Action
  • herb: used for the same purposes as Artemisia abrotanum; seed: bitter stomachic



Artemisia cina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Worm seeds
Natural Habitat
  • Northern Turkestan
  • Asia Minor
  • Russia
  • India
  • Siberia
Part(s) Used
  • Flores Cinae = Semen Cinae = Semen Sanctum = Semen Santonicae (the unexpanded flower-heads)
  • Oleum florum Cinae = Oleum Santonicae
Constituent(s)
  • santonin
  • artemisin
  • (bitter principle)
  • essential oil
  • gum
  • fat
  • resin
  • sugar
  • calcium salts
  • potassium salt
  • malic acid
  • cholin
Action
  • anthelmintic
  • especially for the dislodgement of Ascaris lumbricoides
  • P. S. An Indian variety
  • possibly Artemisia brevifolia
  • has only a week anthelmintic action



Artemisia dracunculus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Tarragon
Natural Habitat
  • Central and Southern Europe
  • Russia
  • Siberia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Dracunculi
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • tannin
  • bitter principle
  • albumen
Action
  • appetising
  • stomachic
  • diuretic
  • aromatic
  • cooling
  • carminative
  • antiscorbutic
  • emmenagogue
  • vermifuge
  • used for culinary purposes



Artemisia frigida

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Mountain-Sage
Natural Habitat
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Artemisiae spinosae
Action
  • sudorific
  • diuretic



Artemisia maritima

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Sea Wormwood
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Absinthii maritimi
Constituent(s)
  • artemisin
  • santonin
  • bitter principle
  • tannin
  • essential oil
Action
  • vermifuge against ascarides (not tapeworm)

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Artemisia mutellina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Alps-Mugwort
Natural Habitat
  • Alps
  • mainly Northern Italy
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Absinthii alpini = Herba Genepi albi
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
Action
  • stomachic
  • sudorific



Artemisia pontica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Roman Wormwood
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (especially Italy)
  • Caucasus
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Absinthii pontici
Constituent(s)
  • similar to Artemisia absinthium
Action
  • similar to Artemisia absinthium

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Artemisia vallesiaca

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Mountain Wormwood
Natural Habitat
  • European Alps
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Artemisiae vallesiacae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
Action
  • aromatic
  • sudorific; used in making the liqueurs "Benedictine" and "Chartreuse"



Artemisia vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Common Mugwort
  • Felon herb
  • Maidenwort
  • Mother's wort
  • St. John's plant
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • (including Great Britain)
  • Balkan
  • Asia
  • China
  • mountains of India
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Artemisiae
  • Radix Artemisiae
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil
  • resin
  • tannin
  • artemisin (bitter principle); in the root also inulin
Action
  • herb: stimulant
  • tonic
  • sudorific
  • nervine
  • aromatic
  • emmenagogue
  • diuretic
  • stomachic
  • febrifuge
  • vermifuge
  • antispasmodic
  • anti-epileptic; in large doses toxic; root: tonic
  • digestive
  • nervine
  • emmenagogue

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