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Botanical Name:	Artemisia Alba
Common name:	Dry steppes, White wormwood
Plant family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Appearance/Color:	A thin, pale to dark yellow liquid.
Odor:	fresh- camphoraceous, somewhat green and bittersweet scent that offers a strong middle note.
Blends With:	Patchouli, Lavender, Rosemary, Pine, Clary Sage and Cedarwood.
Origin	India

Artemisia herba-alba is a short shrub usually found in Northern Africa and the Middle East. The parts that grow above the ground are used as medicine.

Artemisia, one of the larger genera in the family Asteraceae and the largest genus in the tribe Anthemideae, comprises from 200 to more than 500 taxa at the specific or subspecific level. Many Artemisia species have a high economic value in several fields, as food plants and as antihelminthic and antimalaria in medicine. Artemisia herba-alba was known for its therapeutic and medicinal properties, it was used in both traditional and modern medicine. Several papers have been published on the chemical composition of specimens of A. herba-alba. The focus will be on the chemical constitutions which have been identified from this species, in addition to all of the reported biological activites of this species have been included as well as the pharmacology and toxicology.

People take Artemisia herba-alba for cough, stomach and intestinal upset, the common cold, measles, diabetes, yellowed skin (jaundice), anxiety, irregular heartbeat, and muscle weakness. It is also used for parasitic infections such as roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and flukes.

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As per NAHA guidelines, New Directions Aromatics (NDA) does not recommend the ingestion of essential oils. It is imperative to consult a medical practitioner before using Essential Oils for therapeutic purposes. Pregnant and nursing women and those taking prescription drugs are especially advised not to use this product without the medical advice of a physician. The oil should always be stored in an area that is inaccessible to children, especially those under the age of 7.

The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and fuel. The plant is sold in local markets for medicinal use. Artemisia herba-alba is a popular herbal treatment in N. Africa, where it is a remedy for all kinds of ailments. The plant is considered to be carminative, cholagogue, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, sedative, stomachic, tonic and vermifug. It is used in the treatment of conditions such as diabetes, coughs and colds, lung problems, diarrhoea, vomiting, flatulence, fever, measles, jaundice, poisoning, cardiac arrhythmia, and muscle weakness It is also used for treating parasitic infections such as roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and flukes.

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The Plant has several medicinal benefits, the plant parts are individually collected and processed for extraction of different pharmaceutical ingeredients.

· The plant is burnt, and the fumes inhaled, as a treatment for coughs, chest, stomach and muscular pains.

· The plant is crushed and applied to the hair to strengthen it and prevent hair loss. The crushed plant is also applied to cuts and various skin disorders. The macerated leaves, combined with olive oil, is applied to the skin to treat lesions. The leaves and stem contain an esential oil with irregular monoterpene alcohols; the sesquiterpene lactone santolin; herbolides A, B and C; thymol;
The leaves contain non-glycosidic flavonoids.

· Preliminary evidence suggests that taking a water extract of the herb might reduce fasting and postprandial blood sugar in some patients with type 2 diabetes Preliminary evidence suggests that taking a water extract of the herb might reduce symptoms and cure pinworm infections in adults and children after 3 days of treatment.

· An essential oil extract from aerial plant parts also appears to have antibacterial activity against some Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria in vitro. Santolina alcohol constituent in the essential oil appears to be responsible for this antibacterial activity.

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A water extract of Artemisia herba-alba aerial parts and root appears to have a variety of pharmacological effects. It appears to affect blood glucose levels, lowering it in cases of diabetes.

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Artemisia herba-alba water extract also appears to have an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects; plus a weak antibacterial activity

COMMON USAGE

· Anti-epileptic and anti-hysteric

· Emmenagogue

· Cordial

· Digestive

· Diuretic

· Nervine

· Stimulant

· Uterine

· Vermifuge

· Cautions

· Vermifuge

Ingredients:

S.No	Key Constituents	Strength (%)
1	a-Thujone/camphor CT camphor	34.0-55.0
2	a-Thujone	25.7-36.8
3	b-Thujone	2.0-9.0
4	Camphene	0.5-9.0
5	1,8- cineole	1.5-8.0
6	Pinocarvone	0.5-1.7
7	Santolinyl acetate	0.4-1.4
8	Artemisia alcohol	0.3-1.2
9	Yomogi alcohol	0.6-1.1
10	p-Cymene	0.1-1.1
11	Borneol	0.5-1.0
12	Bornyl acetate	0.3-1.0

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Safety Summary

· Hazardous: Expected to be neurotoxic, based on camphor and thujone content.

· Contraindications Should not be taken in oral doses.

· Contraindications (all routes) Pregnancy, breastfeeding.

· Maximum dermal use level (oil or absolute) 0.25%.

· Delayed and immediate effects and also chronic effects from short-term and long-term exposure : Exposure to vapors from this solvent in excess of the stated occupational exposure limit may result in adverse health effects such as mucous membrane and respiratory system irritation and adverse effects on kidney, liver, and central nervous system. Repeated or prolonged contact with the substance may cause removal of natural oil from the skin, resulting in non-allergic contact dermatitis and absorption through the skin. Splashes in the eyes may cause irritation and reversible damage.

Organ Specific Effects

· Adverse skin reaction undiluted white wormwood oil was slightly irritating to the skin of rabbits and guinea pigs, but was not irritating to mice, tested at 12% on 25 volunteers it was neither irritating nor sensitive. It is non- phototoxic.

· Neurotoxicity no information found. There is a risk of conservations with moderately high doses of thujone. The thujone NOAEL for convulsions was reported to be 10mg/kg in male rats and 5mg/kg in females.

Systemic Effects

· Acute toxicity: white wormwood acute oral LD50 in mice 370mg/kg; acute dermal LD50 in guinea pigs>5 g/kg.

· Carcinogenic/anticarcinogenic potential white wormwood oil is reported to be non- genotoxic and antigenotoxic. The oil contains no known carcinogens.