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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
Antigenotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antigonadotropic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 6 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiichthyosic 1 Martindale's 29th