Biology:Artemisia gmelinii
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
References
- ↑ "Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179537-1.
- ↑ PubChem. "Artemisia sacrorum" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy/Artemisia-sacrorum.
- ↑ "Artemisia gmelinii Russian Wormwood, Gmelin's wormwood PFAF Plant Database". https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Artemisia+gmelinii.
Wikidata ☰ Q1532907 entry
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