Artemisia gmelinii, also known as Artemisia sacrorum, is a perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as Russian wormood or Gmelin's wormwood.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. gmelinii
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Description
editArtemisia gmelinii is a perennial shrub growing up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) tall.[3] It has thick and mossy leaves[4] which are elliptic and bi-pinnately dissected.[5] Inflorescences are spherical and densely arranged.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to China, Russia, Japan, and other parts of central Asia.[1] It grows in a variety of habitats such as hills, meadows, roadsides, slopes and forest steppes.[3]
Uses
editA. gmelinii contains veratric acid.[6] In Korea, the leaf and stem are used to treat hepatitis, hyperlipaemia and infected cholecystitis. It contains flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and other bio-active constituents. This plant has 1% essential oil.[2] Dried parts of the plant are used in traditional Chinese medicine.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b "Artemisia gmelinii Russian Wormwood, Gmelin's wormwood PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ a b "Artemisia gmelinii in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b c Mamatova, Aliya S; Korona-Glowniak, Izabela; Skalicka-Woźniak, Krystyna; Józefczyk, Aleksandra; Wojtanowski, Krzysztof K.; Baj, Tomasz; Sakipova, Zuriyadda B.; Malm, Anna (2019-10-28). "Phytochemical composition of wormwood (Artemisia gmelinii) extracts in respect of their antimicrobial activity". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 19 (1): 288. doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2719-x. PMC 6819330. PMID 31660943.
- ^ "Artemisia gmelinii in Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ PubChem. "Artemisia sacrorum". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-25.