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Plant Artemisia herba-alba (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Desert 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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPYLBENZENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TERPINEN-4-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-ALPHA-H-GALLICIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,10-TRIMETHYL-CIS-7,10-OXIDO-DODECA-3E,11-DIEN-2-OL-5-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA,8-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-4(15),9-GERMACRANDIEN-12,6-OLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA,8-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-6-ALPHAH,7H,11BETAH-GERMACRANDIEN-5(14)... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,4'-DIHYDROXY-6,7,3'-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GUAIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE 6 Plant 580.0 773.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEINCULTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMETIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISIA-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available 145.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-GUAIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 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
Antimelanomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 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
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteoporotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *