Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArtemisia
Scientific name with authorshipArtemisia abrotanum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Abrotanum alpestre Jord.Abrotanum ambiguum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum brachylobium Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum congestum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum incanescens Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum mas GarsaultAbrotanum pauciflorum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum pedunculare Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum platylobum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum pulverulentum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum rhodanicum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum suave Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum virgatum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum viridulum Jord. & Fourr.Abrotanum xerophilum Jord. & Fourr.Artemisia abrotanifolium Salisb.Artemisia altissima Ehrh.Artemisia altissima Ehrh. ex DC.Artemisia anethifolia Fisch.Artemisia anethifolia Fisch. ex DC.Artemisia angustifolia GrayArtemisia camphorata var. alpestris (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.Artemisia camphorata var. brachylobia (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyArtemisia camphorata var. pauciflora (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.Artemisia camphorata var. peduncularis (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.Artemisia camphorata var. platyloba (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.Artemisia camphorata var. rhodanica (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyArtemisia camphorata var. xerophila (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyArtemisia elatior KlokovArtemisia elegans Fisch.Artemisia elegans Fisch. ex Ledeb.Artemisia foeniculacea StevenArtemisia foeniculacea Steven ex DC.Artemisia herbacea BesserArtemisia herbacea ClarkeArtemisia herbacea Clarke ex DC.Artemisia herbacea Ehrh. ex Willd., 1803Artemisia humilis Mill.Artemisia naronitana Vis.Artemisia naronitana Vis. ex DC.Artemisia paniculata Lam.Artemisia procera Willd.Artemisia proceriformis Krasch.Artemisia sabulosa StevenArtemisia sabulosa Steven ex DC.Artemisia tenuissima Spreng.Artemisia tenuissima Spreng. ex Besser
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier306365-2
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.