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Artemisia comprises hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs, which are known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils. Artemisia species grow in temperate climates of both hemispheres, usually in dry or semiarid habitats.The leaves of many species are covered with white hairs.
 
Artemisia comprises hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs, which are known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils. Artemisia species grow in temperate climates of both hemispheres, usually in dry or semiarid habitats.The leaves of many species are covered with white hairs.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Crohn’s Disease}}, {{Uses|salmonella}}, {{Uses|SIBO}}, {{Uses|bloated stomach}}, {{Uses|porphyria}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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flavonoids, quercitin 3-glucoside, quercitin 3-rhamnoglucoside, spinacetin 3-glucoside, spinacetin 3-rhamnoglucoside, and others<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=urigattige, uruvalu|ml=nilampala, shulabandha|sa=damar, indhana|ta=macipattiri, macippaccai|te=moshipatri, tartiha|hi=vilayati afsantin|en=Wormwood, bsinthium}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|perennial shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|spirally |Greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes and bearing minute oil-producing glands}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pale yellow|5|tubular, and clustered in spherical bent-down heads, which are in turn clustered in leafy and branched panicles}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|achene|seed dispersal is by gravity|It grows naturally on uncultivated, arid ground, on rocky slopes, and at the edge of footpaths and fields|With hooked hairs|many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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Wormwood is a perennial herb with a hard, woody rhizome. The stems are straight, growing to 0.8-1.2 m (rarely 1.5 m) tall, grooved, branched, and silvery-green. The leaves are spirally arranged, greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes, and bearing minute oil-producing glands. The basal leaves are up to 25 cm long, bipinnate to tripinnate with long stalks. Stem leaves are smaller, 5-10 cm long, less divided, and with short stalks. The uppermost leaves can be both simple and stalkles. Flowers are pale yellow, tubular, and clustered in spherical bent-down heads, which are in turn clustered in leafy and branched panicles.<ref name="description"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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The genus Artemisia includes a large number of species and some have been cultivated as commercial crops with a wide diversity of uses<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
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*The aromatic leaves of some species are used for flavouring. Most species have an extremely bitter taste.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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*Indhana was used to repel fleas and moths, and in brewing.
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{{Commonly seen|temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|northern Africa}}, {{Commonly seen|western Asia}}.
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*It is used as a remedy for indigestion and gastric pain.
 
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*Artemisinin (from Artemisia annua) and derivatives are a group of compounds with the most rapid action of all current drugs used to treat malaria.
 
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*Chinese mugwort, Artemisia argyi, is used in the traditional Chinese medicine.
 
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*Artemisia austriaca has beneficial effects in reducing the withdrawal syndrome of morphine.<ref name="uses"/>
 
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==Common name==
 
  
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* '''English''' - Wormwood
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==Photo Gallery==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಉರಿಗಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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* '''Hindi''' - vilayati afsantin
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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== References ==
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==References==
  
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<references>
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<references>  
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<ref name="description">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wormwood.html Flowers of India]]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://draxe.com/wormwood/ "warmwood"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PHARM/Manuscript/PHARM-20-1.pdf Evaluation of the Effects of Artemisia austriaca on Morphine Withdrawal Syndrome in Rats.]</ref>
 
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</references>
 
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wormwood.html "flowers of india"]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_(genus) Artemisia-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://medicinalplants.us/cultivation-of-artemisia "mrdicinal palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/wormwood-herb.html]
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* [https://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/artemisia/]
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* [https://draxe.com/wormwood/]
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* [http://www.finegardening.com/genus/artemisia]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/artemisia-plant]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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Indhana, Artemisia

Indhana or Artemisia is a large, diverse genus of plants with between 200 and 400 species belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.

Artemisia comprises hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs, which are known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils. Artemisia species grow in temperate climates of both hemispheres, usually in dry or semiarid habitats.The leaves of many species are covered with white hairs.

Uses

Malaria, Cancer, Crohn’s Disease, salmonella, SIBO, bloated stomach, porphyria, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

flavonoids, quercitin 3-glucoside, quercitin 3-rhamnoglucoside, spinacetin 3-glucoside, spinacetin 3-rhamnoglucoside, and others[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada urigattige, uruvalu
Hindi vilayati afsantin
Malayalam nilampala, shulabandha
Tamil macipattiri, macippaccai
Telugu moshipatri, tartiha
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit damar, indhana
English Wormwood, bsinthium


Habit

perennial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple spirally Greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes and bearing minute oil-producing glands

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pale yellow 5 tubular, and clustered in spherical bent-down heads, which are in turn clustered in leafy and branched panicles

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
achene seed dispersal is by gravity It grows naturally on uncultivated, arid ground, on rocky slopes, and at the edge of footpaths and fields With hooked hairs many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The genus Artemisia includes a large number of species and some have been cultivated as commercial crops with a wide diversity of uses[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

temperate, northern Africa, western Asia.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ "warmwood"
  3. ↑ "flowers of india"
  4. ↑ "mrdicinal palnts"

External Links

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