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Artemisia annua
About Plant
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| Plant ID | PLN0031 | ||
| Plant Name | Artemisia annua | ||
| Common Name | Sweet wormwood | ||
| Vernacular Name | Sweet annie, Sweet sagewort, Annual mugwort, Annual wormwood, Soya, Bebaru Cina, and Tansy | ||
| Plant Description | Artemisia annua (Family: Asteraceae) is native to temperate Asia, but naturally adopted throughout the world. It is annual herb having fern-like leaves, bright yellow flowers, and a camphor like aroma. It has fern-like leaves, bright yellow flowers, and a camphor-like scent. Its height averages about 2 m, and the plant has a single stem, alternating branches, and alternating leaves which range from 2.5�5 cm in length. Research to develop antimalarial drugs led to the discovery of artemisinin, which is extracted from Artemisia annua, a herb traditionally used as a fever treatment. | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Asterales | |
| Family | Asteraceae | |
| Genus | Artemisia | |
| Species | annua | |
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| Chemical Constituents | Camphor, Germacrene D, Trans-Pinocarveol, Beta-Selinene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Alpha-asarone, D-Cadinene, Calamusenone, Acorenone, Artemisia ketone, Pinocarvone, Bicyclogermacrene, (Z)-isoelemicin, Cis-Beta-Guaiene, Alpha-Copaene, Elemene, Alpha-Cadinol, Germacrene D-4-Ol, Beta-oplopenone, 1,8-Cineole, Citronellol, Artemisia alcohol, Acorone, Geranyl-Acetate, (E)-Beta-Farnesene, Germacrene, Beta-Cubebene, Beta-Elemene, Beta-Gurjunene, Limonene, Linalool, Methyl-citronellate, Borneol, Spathulenol, Trans-Beta-Bergamotene, Caryophyllene-Oxide | |
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Biological Activities
Antioxidant, Anti-bacterial
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