Artemisia gmelinii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. gmelinii
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm.
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Artemisia gmelinii, also known as Artemisia sacrorum and Russian wormood, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to China, Russia, Japan, and other parts of central Asia.[1] A. gmelinii contains Veratric acid.[2]
It could be edible. In Korea, the leaf and stem are used to treat hepatitis, hyperlipaemia and infected cholecystitis. It contains flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and other bio-active constituents. This plant has 1% essential oil.[3]