Wormwood

The Scientific name of Wormwood: Artemisia Maritima L

Name of Wormwood in different languages:

English: Common wormwood, Cronewort, wild wormwood

Sanskrit: caurapurva, parskiyavani, jantunashan, corahva

Malayalam: Makkipoovu മക്കിപൂവ്‌

Plant description

It is a Himalayan area shrub, that grows up to 2 m tall, is erect, found at an altitude of  3000m high, leaves are silvery, feathery, greyish green, with scented leaves, deeply pinnately lobed, Stem are branched, with purple-tinged, and sub-branches are found at the base.

Leaf Arrangement

Useful plant parts:

Whole plants, stems and  leaves

Medicinal uses: 

Anesthetic, antibacterial,  antifungal, to treat itching, pain, warts, pinworms infestation, cure bruise

Chemical content:

Alkaloid santonin

How to prepare medicines:

1. External application of leaf juice can reduce the pain,  it is also helpful to cure itching, bruising, burning and remove arts.

2. The decoction of the leaves can be used as a  tonic.

3. Uses of the dried leaves and flowers help expel the pinworm.

4. Dried herbs mixed with honey can be applied to cure bruises.