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Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood · Absintalsem · Absinth · Absinth Sagewort · Absinth Wormwood · Absinthe · Absinthe Wormwood · Absinthium · Ajenjo · Ajenjo (ES) · Armoise absinthe · Armoise absinthe, Absinthe, Herbe aux vers
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Chile, Haiti, UK, Paraguay, Spain, Argentina, Egypt
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anthelminthic, Antiseptic, Balsamic, Cancer(Liver)
Science studied: ACHILLICIN, ANABSIN, ANABSININ, ARTABIN
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: Artemisia absinthium
Common names: Wormwood, Absintalsem, Absinth, Absinth Sagewort, Absinth Wormwood, Absinthe, Absinthe Wormwood, Absinthium, Ajenjo, Ajenjo (ES), Armoise absinthe, Armoise absinthe, Absinthe, Herbe aux vers
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Chile, Haiti, UK, Paraguay, Spain, Argentina and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anthelminthic
- Antiseptic
- Balsamic
- Cancer(Liver)
- Deobstruent
- Depurative
- Digestive
- Febrifuge
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- Fever
- Liqueur
- Narcotic
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Wen
- Diuretic
- Abortifacient
- Antifertility
- Apertif
- Leukemia
- Sclerosis
- Tumor(Breast)
- Emmenagogue
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Chile
- Haiti
- UK
- Paraguay
- Spain
- Argentina
- Egypt
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Anthelminthic
- Antiseptic
- Balsamic
- Cancer(Liver)
- Deobstruent
- Depurative
- Digestive
- Febrifuge
- Fever
- Liqueur
- Narcotic
- Stimulant
show 13 more documented entries
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Wen
- Diuretic
- Abortifacient
- Antifertility
- Apertif
- Leukemia
- Sclerosis
- Tumor(Breast)
- Emmenagogue
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Priority effects outweigh allelopathy as drivers of potential invasion by absinthe (Artemisia absinthium) · 2026 source ↗
- Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> Extract Containing Artemisinin and Polyphenols Loaded into Mesoporous Silica Calcium- and Cerium-Doped Nanoparticles. · 2026 source ↗
- Alginate-Based Beads Containing <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> L. Extract as Innovative Ingredients for Baked Products. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACHILLICIN
- ANABSIN
- ANABSININ
- ARTABIN
- ARTENISETIN
- ARTABASIN
- ARTABSINOLIDE
- ARTHAMARIN
- ARTHAMARININ
- ARTHAMARIDIN
- ASH
- BISABOLENE
- CADINENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CHAMAZULENE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
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- 3,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE
- 5,6-DIHYDROCHAMAZULENE
- EO
- CIS-EPOXYOCIMENE
- TRANS-EPOXYOCIMENE
- FORMIC-ACID
- HYDROXYPELENOLIDE
- P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID
- INULOBIOSE
- ISOABSINTHIN
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-0-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- KETOPELENOLIDES
- MATRISIN
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- FAT
- PATULETIN-3-0-GLUCOSIDE
- PATUELTIN-3-0-RHAMNOSIDE
- PHELLANDRENE
- PIPECOLIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- QUEBRACHITOL
- QUERCITIN-3-0-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCITIN-3-0-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- TRANS-SAQBINYL-ACETATE
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- TRANS-SPIROKETALENOL
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- BETA-THUJONE
- THUJYL-ALCOHOL
- THUJYL-ISOVALERATE
- TRANS-DEHYDROMATRICARIA-ESTER
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ARTHAMARIDININE
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- RUTIN
- ABSINTHIN
- ANABSINTHIN
- ARABSIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- 2,3-DIEPI-ARTABSINOLIDE-C
- 3,7-DIOXABICYCL-(3,3,0)-OCTANE
- 5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,3',4'-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- METHYL-3-(5-PROP-1-YNE-1YL-THIENYL-(2)-PROPIONATE
- PINENE
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- SABINENE
- SPINACETIN-3-0-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- ALPHA-THUJONE
- THUJYL-PALMITATE
- ARTEMOLINS
- SPINACETIN-3-0-GLUCOSIDE
- ARTEMETIN
- CAMPHENE
- LIRIORESINOL
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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