Naming |
| Botanical Name: |
Altremisia absinthium
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| Common Names: |
Wormwood
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| Key Name: |
Wormwood
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| Parts Used: |
Whole plant, leaves
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Characteristics |
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| Stem: |
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| Leaves: |
deeply delved gray green leaves covered in silky hears
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| Flowers: |
All Wormwoods usually flower in August, a little sooner or later.
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| Fruit: |
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| Taste: |
Bitter
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| Odour: |
distinct acid odour
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Distribution |
| Distribution: |
Is a hardy, sprowling perenical
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| Cultivation: |
Light well-drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate periods of dryness. Cut back had to rejuvenate fresh new growth.
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| Harvest: |
Harvest leave as needed.
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Medical |
| Therapeutic Action: |
Aromatic,Bitter,Wormafuge
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| Medical Uses: |
currently used for covid. Dispensing worms. Exteranly for sprains and bruses.
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| Constituents: |
Thujone
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| Contra Indications: |
This herb contains a potentially active constituents Thujone.
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Pollination and Pollinators |
| Apis: |
No
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| Pollen: |
No
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| Nectar: |
No
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Other |
| Non-Medical Uses: |
Used for making insect sprays or dust or add to sachets.
Flowering springs for flower arranging.
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| Culinary Uses: |
to bitter
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| Reference: |
tchCulpeper,Herbherbert
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