Artemisia gmelinii

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Artemisia gmelinii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. gmelinii
Binomial name
Artemisia gmelinii
Varieties [1]
  • Artemisia gmelinii var. gmelinii
  • Artemisia gmelinii var. messerschmidiana(Besser) Poljakov
Synonyms [1]
  • Artemisia gmelinii var. legitima Besser

Artemisia gmelinii, also known as Artemisia sacrorum, is a perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as Russian wormood or Gmelin's wormwood. [2]

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Description

Artemisia gmelinii is a perennial shrub growing up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) tall. [3] It has thick and mossy leaves [4] which are elliptic and bi-pinnately dissected. [5] Inflorescences are spherical and densely arranged. [4]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to China, Russia, Japan, and other parts of central Asia. [1] It grows in a variety of habitats such as hills, meadows, roadsides, slopes and forest steppes. [3]

Uses

A. gmelinii contains veratric acid. [6] In Korea, the leaf and stem are used to treat hepatitis, hyperlipaemia and infected cholecystitis. It contains flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and other bio-active constituents. This plant has 1% essential oil. [2] Dried parts of the plant are used in traditional Chinese medicine. [4]

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References

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