Artemisia herba-alba
Artemisia herba-alba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. herba-alba
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia herba-alba Asso | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Artemisia herba-alba, the white wormwood, is a
.Names
Its specific epithet herba-alba means "white herb" in Latin, as its stems and leaves are white and woolly.[3] Similarly, it is armoise herbe-blanche or armoise blanche in French.
In Arabic, it is shīeḥ (الشيح).[4] And it is la'anah (לענה) in
"Wormwood" (in the Bible, Rev. 8:10–11).Botanical description
Artemisia herba-alba is a
The flowering heads are
Phytochemistry
Several sesquiterpene lactones were found in the aerial parts of A. herba-alba. Mainly, eudesmanolides and germacranolides types were reported in most cases.[13] A variety of flavonoids were also described mainly with methylated (i.e. patuletin) and O-methylated (i.e. hispidulin, cirsilineol) aglycones.[14][15] The presence of C-glycosides (i.e. isovitexin, schaftoside, isoschaftoside) is also noticeable.[14][16]
Uses
Artemisia herba-alba is good fodder for grazing animals, mainly sheep, and in the Algerian steppes cattle.[9][17]
Herbal medicine
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This species of sagebrush is widely used in
Artemisia herba-alba based teas were used in
Culture
Artemisia herba-alba is thought to be the plant translated as "wormwood" in English-language versions of the Bible (apsinthos in the Greek text). Wormwood is mentioned seven times in the
References
- ^ The Plant List Artemisia herba-alba Asso
- ^ "Artemisia herba-alba". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ISSN 1110-6867.
- ^ Gallisai, F. Guiso (2002). "Artemisia herba-alba Asso". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Brown; Driver; Briggs; Gesenius (1998). "Hebrew Lexicon entry for La'anah". The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon. Lockman Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- ^ a b Pottier-Alapetite, G. (1979). "Flore de la Tunisie: part 2. Dicotyledones, Gamopetales". Tunis, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (in French). 2: 1012–3.
- ^ Feinbrun Dothan, N. (1978). "Flora Palaestina: part 3. Ericaceae to Compositae". Jerusalem, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. 2: 351–3.
- ^ .
- ^ Benjilali, B.; Sarris, J.; Richard, H. (1982). "Nouveaux chémotypes d' Artemisia herba-alba" (PDF). Sci. Aliment. (in French). 2: 515–527.
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- ISBN 0203303067.
- ^ ISSN 0031-9422.
- PMID 15848034.
- PMID 28784534.
- S2CID 83978459.
- PMID 3747566.
- PMID 458619.
- PMID 26196123.
- S2CID 30856215.
- PMID 8145571.
- PMID 7990489.
- PMID 8786657.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Musselman, Lytton John (12 April 2007). "Wormwood". Plant Site: Bible Plants. Old Dominion University. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
External links
- Details for: Artemisia herba-alba – The Euro+Med Plantbase. – Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- Sahara-Nature: Artemisia herba-alba -Retrieved 19 February 2010. (in French)