Artemisia maritima

Artemisia maritima
Family:Artemisia maritima; Anthelmintic; Antiseptic; Antispasmodic; Carminative; Cholagogue; Emmenagogue; Febrifuge; Stimulant; Stomachic; Tonic; Vermifuge.
Common name:Sea wormwood
Sea wormwood is not much used in herbal medicine though it is often used domestically. Its medicinal virtues are similar to wormwood A. absinthum though milder in their action. It is used mainly as a tonic to the digestive system in treating intermittent fevers and as a vermifuge. The leaves and flowering shoots are anthelmintic antiseptic antispasmodic carminative cholagogue emmenagogue febrifuge stimulant stomachic tonic and vermifuge. The plant is harvested as it comes into flower and is dried for later use. The unexpanded floral heads contain the vermicide 'santonin'.

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