Bastard wormwood

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Jamaica

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Tumor

Science studied: 4-ACETOXY-3-OXOPSEUDOGUAIAN-6,12-OLIDE, AMBROSIC-ACID, ARTEMIDIFOLIN, CORONOPILIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Common names: Bastard wormwood, Alsemambrosia, Ambroise élevée, Ambroisie a feuilles d'armoise, Ambroisie à feuilles d'armoise, Ambroise élevée, Ambroisie annuelle, Ambrosia, Ambrosia con foglie di artemisia, Annual Ragweed, Annual ragweed, Artemisa (ES), Aufrechtes Traubenkraut, Beifuß-Ambrosie, Beifußambrosie

History

The source record documents this plant in Jamaica.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Jamaica

Documented cultural uses

• Tumor

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 4-ACETOXY-3-OXOPSEUDOGUAIAN-6,12-OLIDE
• AMBROSIC-ACID
• ARTEMIDIFOLIN
• CORONOPILIN
• CUMANIN
• 1,2-DIHYDROPARTHENIN
• 4-HYDROXY-3-OXOPSEUDOGUAIAN-6,12-OLIDE
• ISORHAMNETIN-GLUCOSIDE
• QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
• AGMATIN
• ARTEMISIIFOLIN
• DIHYDROCUMANIN
• PERUVIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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