Artemisia absinthium (leaf)
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| flavor=Very bitter, somewhat saline. | | flavor=Very bitter, somewhat saline. | ||
| scent=Faintly aromatic, disagreeable and narcotic when briskly rubbed.}} | | scent=Faintly aromatic, disagreeable and narcotic when briskly rubbed.}} | ||
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+ | | scent=The plant has an aromatic odor. | ||
+ | | flavor=[Wormwood has] an exceedingly bitter taste.}} | ||
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+ | {{Macroscopy | source=American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930) | ||
+ | | description=This shrubby, aromatic, much-branched plant grows from 2 to 4 feet in height. The growing shoots are silvery white with fine silky hairs; and the grayish-green leaves, which are from 2 to 5 inches long, are divided into small leaflets. The flower clusers, appearing from July to October, consist of numerous small, insignificant, drooping, yellow heads. | ||
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{{Macroscopy| source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | {{Macroscopy| source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | ||
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Contents |
Nomenclature
Artemisia absinthium L. Asteraceae
Standardized common name (English): wormwood
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100158913
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000891973
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930)
- ↑ American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930)
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com/
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com/
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.