Artemisia abrotanum
Dublin Core
Title
Artemisia abrotanum
Subject
Taxonomy
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
Genus : Artemisia
Species : Artemisia abrotanum
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
Genus : Artemisia
Species : Artemisia abrotanum
Synonyms
Artemisia altissima Ehrh. ex DC, Artemisia anethifolia Fisch. ex DC, Artemisia elatior Klokov, Artemisia elegans Fisch. ex Ledeb, Artemisia foeniculacea Steven ex DC, Artemisia herbacea Ehrh. ex Willd, Artemisia herbacea DC, Artemisia herbacea hort.wratisl. ex Besser, Artemisia paniculata Lam, Artemisia procera Willd, Artemisia proceriformis Krasch, Artemisia tenuissima Spreng. ex Besser
Common name
Lady’s love, old man storenwood, Oldman wormwood, Southernwood, European sage
Description
Characteristics
A perennial undershrub which can reach a height of up to 1 m.
A perennial undershrub which can reach a height of up to 1 m.
Morphology
Leaves
Alternate on a long footstalk, irregularly double pinnate which the pinnae is linear, concave on the upper surface and convex below. It is tomentose and of a pale green colour.
Flowers
Compound of a greenish yellow colour and produced on-flowered peduncles in axillary spikes at the extremities of the branches.
Seeds
Naked and solitary.
Chemical compound
The essential oil from herbs of A. abrotanum contains mainly piperitone, davanone, 1,8-cineole, silphiperfol-5-en-3-ol A, and germacrene D. Other composition includes, 2E-hexanal, α-thujene, α-pinene, camphene, sabinene, β-pinene, myrcene, dehydro-1.8-cineole, α-phellandrene, α-terpinene, o-cymene, 1.8-cineole, benzene acetaldehyde, γ-terpinene, cis-sabenene hydrate, terpinolene, p-cymenene, linalool, trans-sabinene hydrate, nonanal, cis-p-menth-2-en-1-ol, z-myroxide, camphor, menthone, sabina ketone, σ-terpineol, borneol, terpinen-4-ol, cryptone, cis-piperitol, trans-piperitol, trans-carveol, piperitone and terpnen-4-ol acetate.
Plant part used
Leaves and branches
Traditional uses
- A. abrotanum for indications such as an anti-inflammatory or spasmolytic, to clear respiratory passages and facilitate breathing.
- While the branches, are used to make yellow dye for wool.
- It also encourage beards to grow and also was made into hair pomade
Medicinal uses
- The leaves of A. abrotanum are used internally to improve digestion and liver function, encourage menstrual flow and stimulate the uterus, lower fever, relax spasms and destroy intestinal worms.
Creator
Artemisia abrotanum(Linnaeus,1753)
Source
Publisher
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Contributor
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Artemisia abrotanum(Linnaeus,1753), “Artemisia abrotanum,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/435.