White Wormwood

• Plant Type: Perennial shrub.
• Common Names: White Wormwood, Desert Wormwood, Herba Alba.
• Color: Yellowish
• Flower Dimensions: 0.125 inches across.
• Flowering Seasons/Months: September to December.
• Desert with White Wormwood: Syrian desert and Sinai desert.

White Wormwood is a perennial shrub of the order Asterales. This shrub can grow to a height of 8-16 inches.

• The stems of the A. herba-alba are rigid and erect.
• The White Wormwoods are chamaephyte. The plant is also aromatic. In addition, white Wormwood produces essential oils.
• The leaves of the white wormwood are aromatic. Fine glandular hairs cover the leaves giving the shrub a grayish effect.
• The white wormwood has sessile flowering heads. Each head has 2-5 yellowish hermaphroditeWhat is hermaphrodite?An organism or structure possessing both male and femal reproductive organs; a flower with both stamens and pistils. Other synonyms: bisexual or monoclinous. flowers.

• The specific epithet “herba-alba” is from Latin. It means “white herb. ” Overeating the White Artemisia herba-albacan cause toxicity^[1]. However, research^[2] cited that the aerial parts of the plant have a low degree of toxicity.
• The chemicals in the Artemesia herba-alba^[3] are used to kill parasites and bacteria. Other chemicals have the potential to lower blood sugar^[4]. Research^[5] stated that the White Wormwood’s essential oil effectively against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
• Many cultures^[6] since ancient times extensively used the plants from the genus Artemesia in folk medicines. Research^[7] cited that the plant is medicinal.
• It is thought thatArtemisia herba-alba is the plant translated as “wormwood” in the English version of the Bible.
• Scientists have isolated various secondary metabolites from A. herba-alba. The species also have flavonoids and essential oils. Furthermore, White Wormwood has antioxidant and antiradical properties.