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Plant Artemisia absinthium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Wormwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARTHAMARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTHAMARININ 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1200.0 2600.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 66000.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available 500.0 1.04 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-THUJONE 5 Leaf not available 1750.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
BISABOLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAMAZULENE 10 Leaf not available 1700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-EPOXYOCIMENE 0 Leaf 800.0 5700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 2500.0 17000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 334000.0 381000.0 6.47 Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYPELENOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULOBIOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOABSINTHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 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 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiAGE 1 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 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 Duke, 1992 *