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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.
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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 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
Tineacide 1 Martindale's 29th
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 2 Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998.
Toxic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Tumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *