White Wormwood Flower | Artemisia Herba-Alba | Desert Flower

Kingdom	Order	Family	Genus	Species
Plantae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Artemisia	Artemisia herba-alba

White Wormwood Flower Characteristics

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.

Artemisia Herba Alba

White Wormwood Facts

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.

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Key References

^[1] – “A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa – Google Mga aklat”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[2] – “Europe PMC”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[3] – “Artemisia Herba-alba: Health Benefits, Side Effects, Uses, Dose & Precautions”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[4] – “Hypoglycemic activity of Artemisia herba alba – ScienceDirect”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[5] – “Antibacterial activity of Artemisia herba-alba”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[6] – “Artemisia herba alba: A Popular Plant with Potential Medicinal Properties”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[7] – “Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Artemisia herba-alba”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.

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