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Artemisia - Indhana

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[[File:Artemisia absinthium 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Indhana'', ''Artemisia'']]
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.
== Description Uses=={{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"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}. ==Chemical Composition==flavonoids, quercitin 3-glucoside, quercitin 3-rhamnoglucoside, spinacetin 3-glucoside, spinacetin 3-rhamnoglucoside, and others<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=urigattige, uruvalu|ml=nilampala, shulabandha|sa=damar, indhana|ta=macipattiri, macippaccai|te=moshipatri, tartiha|hi=vilayati afsantin|en=Wormwood, bsinthium}} ==Habit=={{Habit|perennial shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|spirally |Greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes and bearing minute oil-producing glands}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{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}} ===Fruit==={{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}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
Wormwood is a perennial herb with a hard, woody rhizome. The stems are straight, growing ==Where to 0.8-1.2 m (rarely 1.5 m) tall, grooved, branched, and silvery-green. The leaves are spirally arrangedget the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes, and bearing minute oil-producing glands{{Propagation|Cuttings}}. 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"/>
== Uses 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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
*The aromatic leaves of some species are used for flavouring. Most species have an extremely bitter taste.*Indhana was used to repel fleas and moths, and ==Commonly seen growing in brewing.*It is used as a remedy for indigestion and gastric pain.*Artemisinin (from Artemisia annua) and derivatives are a group of compounds with the most rapid action of all current drugs used to treat malaria.areas==*Chinese mugwort{{Commonly seen|temperate}}, Artemisia argyi{{Commonly seen|northern Africa}}, is used in the traditional Chinese medicine.*Artemisia austriaca has beneficial effects in reducing the withdrawal syndrome of morphine{{Commonly seen|western Asia}}.<ref name="uses"/> ==Common name==
* '''English''' - Wormwood==Photo Gallery==* '''Kannada''' - ಉರಿಗಟ್ಟಿಗೆ<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">* '''Hindi''' - vilayati afsantinFile:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery>
== References ==
<references><ref name="descriptionchemical composition">[https://wwwdraxe.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slidescom/Wormwood.html Flowers of India]]<wormwood/ref><ref name="useswarmwood">[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></references>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wormwood.html "flowers of india"]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://enmedicinalplants.wikipedia.orgus/wiki/Artemisia_(genus) Artemisiacultivation-of-Wikipediaartemisia "mrdicinal palnts"]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/wormwood-herb.html]
* [https://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/artemisia/]
* [https://draxe.com/wormwood/]
* [http://www.finegardening.com/genus/artemisia]
* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/artemisia-plant]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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