Artemisia cina

Artemisia cina
Family:Artemisia cina; Digestive; Febrifuge; Homeopathy; Vermifuge.
Common name:Cina
Cina is one of the safest and most reliable vermifuges used especially on children. Because of its bitter flavour it is usually mixed with liquorice or some other pleasantly flavoured herb. The unexpanded floral heads and the seed contain the vermicide 'santonin'. This is an effective and rapid treatment for round worms it is also effective for thread worms though it does not affect tapeworms. The plant is also used as a febrifuge and as an aid to the digestion. Caution is advised in the use of this plant since it is poisonous in large doses. This plant should not be used by pregnant women. The dried flowers are used to make a homeopathic remedy. This is particularly useful for complaints of the nervous system and the digestive tract. A homeopathic remedy made from the plant is used to rid children of worms.

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