[[File:Artemisia absinthium 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Indhana'', ''Artemisia'']]
'''Indhana''' is a large, diverse genus of plants with between 200 and 400 species. It belongs to daisy family Asteraceae. Artemisia species grows in temperate climates of both hemispheres, usually in dry or semiarid habitats.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Crohn’s Disease}}, {{Uses|Salmonella}}, {{Uses|SIBO}}, {{Uses|Bloated stomach}}, {{Uses|Porphyria}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
'''Indhana''' or '''Artemisia''' is a large==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, 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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
Artemisia comprises hardy herbaceous plants ==Chemical Composition==Flavonoids, Quercitin 3-glucoside, Quercitin 3-rhamnoglucoside, Spinacetin 3-glucoside, spinacetin 3-rhamnoglucoside, and shrubs, which are known for the powerful others<ref name="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.composition"/>
== Description 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}}
Wormwood is a perennial herb with a hard, woody rhizome. The stems are straight==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, growing to 0.8Rasa -1.2 m (rarely 1.5 m) tallTaste, grooved, branched, and silveryGuna -green. The leaves are spirally arrangedQualities, greenishVeerya -grey above and white belowPotency, covered with silky silveryVipaka -white trichomes, and bearing minute oilPost-producing glands. The basal leaves are up to 25 cm long, bipinnate to tripinnate with long stalks. Stem leaves are smallerdigesion effect, 5Karma -10 cm long, less divided, and with short stalks. The uppermost leaves can be both simple and stalkles. Flowers are pale yellow, tubularPharmacological activity, and clustered in spherical bentPrabhava -down heads, which are in turn clustered in leafy and branched paniclesTherepeutics.<ref name===Dravya==="description"/>
== Uses =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Tridosha shamaka===Prabhava===
*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 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.*Chinese mugwort, Artemisia argyi, is used in the traditional Chinese medicine.*Artemisia austriaca has beneficial effects in reducing the withdrawal syndrome of morphine.<ref name="uses"/> == References Habit=={{Habit|Perennial shrub}}
<references>==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="descriptionLeaf"/> ===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==* [[https:Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/www> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Temperate Area}}, {{Commonly seen|Northern Africa}}, {{Commonly seen|Western Asia}}.flowersofindia ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Artemisia annua - Botanischer Garten Mainz IMG 5638.net/catalog/slides/WormwoodJPG|<center>Leaves<center>Artemisia annua detail.html jpeg|<center>Flowers of India]]<center>Artemisia annua West Virginia.jpg|<center>Feild<center>Artemisia annua.jpeg|<center>Buds<center>Artemisia annua.jpg|<center>Whole herb<center>Artemisiaannua.jpg|<center>Seeds<center></refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[httphttps://journals.tbzmed.acdraxe.ir/PHARMcom/Manuscriptwormwood/PHARM-20-1.pdf Evaluation of the Effects of Artemisia austriaca on Morphine Withdrawal Syndrome in Rats.Chemistry]</ref></references>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wormwood.html Flowers description]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://en.wikipediamedicinalplants.orgus/wiki/Artemisia_(genus) cultivation-of-artemisia Cultivation of Artemisia-Wikipedia]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/wormwood-herb.html Wormwood Herb – Health Benefits and Side Effects]
* [https://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/artemisia/ Artemisia-better home and gardens]
* [https://draxe.com/wormwood/ Wormwood: The Parasite-Killing, Cancer-Fighting Super Herb]
* [http://www.finegardening.com/genus/artemisia Artemisia on fine gardenia]
* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/artemisia-plant Artemisia on encyclopedea britanicca]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
