Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Artemisia absinthium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Wormwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,3-DIEPI-ARTABSINOLIDE-C 0 Plant *
3,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE 0 Essential Oil *
3,7-DIOXABICYCL-(3,3,0)-OCTANE 0 Plant *
5,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE 0 Essential Oil *
5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,3',4'-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant *
ABSINTHIN 3 Leaf *
ACHILLICIN 0 Flower *
ALPHA-THUJONE 6 Leaf 1750.0 -0.05 *
ANABSIN 0 Plant *
ANABSININ 0 Plant *
ANABSINTHIN 0 Plant *
ARABSIN 0 Plant *
ARTABASIN 0 Leaf *
ARTABIN 0 Plant *
ARTABSINOLIDE 0 Plant *
ARTEMETIN 7 Leaf 60.0 *
ARTEMOLINS 0 Plant *
ARTENISETIN 0 Plant *
ARTHAMARIDIN 0 Plant *
ARTHAMARIDININE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 2 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 2 (View) *
Allelopathic 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anthelmintic 2 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View) *