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Common Name: WORMWOOD - SWEET, SWEET ANNIE, SWEET CHINESE WORMWOOD
Scientific Name: Artemisia annua
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Description:
  • Annual
  • Giant annual, green saw-toothed leaves and tiny yellow flowers.
  • Hardy.
  • Full sun.
Culinary Uses:
  • None
Parts Used:
  • Whole plant
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:
  • Anti-parasitic
  • Antibacterial
  • Cooling herb – used for conditions brought on by heat
  • Anti-malarial: destroys malaria parasite and lowers feverishness, headache, dizziness, tight-chested sensation and nose bleeds.
  • Act as an preventative.
  • Synthetic anti-malarials have been developed from Artemisia annua for treating drug resistant strains of malaria
  • Externally:
  • Nose bleeds, bleeding rashes and sores

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