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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
2,3-DIEPI-ARTABSINOLIDE-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,7-DIOXABICYCL-(3,3,0)-OCTANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,3',4'-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSINTHIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACHILLICIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE 6 Leaf not available 1750.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
ANABSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANABSININ 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANABSINTHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTABASIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTABIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTABSINOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMETIN 7 Leaf not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMOLINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTENISETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTHAMARIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTHAMARIDININE 0 Plant 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
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ascaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Merck 11th Edition
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 9 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Capillarigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 4 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Clastogenic 1 Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808.