Artemisia vulgaris L. - common wormwood
Artemisia vulgaris L. - common wormwood
MS057 : Artemisia vulgaris L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 239 |
| Synonym | : | Artemisia glabrata DC.;
Artemisia indica var. heyneana Wall. ex Besser.;
Artemisia opulenta Pamp.;
Artemisia vulgaris subsp. coarctata (Fors ex Besser) Ameljcz.;
Artemisia vulgaris var. coarctica Besser; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Indian Wormwood, Fleabane, Mugwort • Hindi: Nagdona, Davana • Manipuri: Leibakngou • Marathi: Dhordavana, Gondhomaro • Tamil: Makkippu • Malayalam: Makkippuvu, Masipatri • Telugu: Masipatri • Kannada: Manjepatre, Urigattige • Bengali: Nagadana • Oriya: Dayona • Konkani: Surpin • Assamese: Nilum • Sanskrit: Nagadaman, Damanak • Tangkhul: Harana |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae |
| Description | : | Perennials, (40–)60–190 cm, sometimes faintly aromatic (rhizomes coarse). Stems relatively numerous, erect, brownish to reddish brown, simple proximally, branched distally (angularly ribbed), sparsely hairy or glabrous. Leaves basal (petiolate) and cauline (sessile), uniformly green or bicolor; blades broadly lanceolate, ovate, or linear, (2–)3–10(–12) × 1.8–8 cm (proximal reduced and entire, distal pinnately dissected, lobes to 20 mm wide), faces pubescent or glabrescent (abaxial) or glabrous (adaxial). Heads in compact, paniculiform or racemiform arrays (10–)20–30(–40) × (5–)7–15(–20) cm. Involucres ovoid to campanulate, 2–3(–4) mm. Phyllaries lanceolate, hairy or glabrescent. Florets: pistillate 7–10; bisexual (5–)8–20; corollas yellowish to reddish brown, 1.5–3 mm, glabrous (style branches arched-curved, truncate, ciliate). Cypselae ellipsoid, 0.5–1(–1.2) mm, glabrous, sometimes resinous. 2n = 18, 36, 40, 54. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Among tall grasses at higher elevations |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | leaves are used to prepare a local hair-care lotion Chinghi. Beneficial in diseases related to menstruation, digestion and parasitic infestations. Topical application of leaves acts anti-septic, anti-bacterial and anti-microbial. Flowers and leaves of Mugwort are also effective in muscular cramps, asthma, painful periods and uterine disorders. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Alpha-pinen; Menthol; beta-eudesmol; Spathulenol; Sabinene; Beta-thujone; chrysanthenone; camphor; alpha-borneol; germacrene D; morin; luteolin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6): Luteolin; Spathulenol; Morin; Menthol; Borneol; Camphor; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023371
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/246282
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- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234037781
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995764517310040 |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Artemisia L. - sagebrush |
| Species | : Artemisia vulgaris L. - common wormwood |