![]() ![]() ![]() The bracts are gray, silky-pubescent witii a rounded tip. The capitula are small, globular, inclined and nearly as long as their 3 to 4 mm width. The leaf tips are lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, obtuse to acuminate and 2 to 3 mm wide.įlower: Flower heads are short stemmed and hang in a many-flowered panicle. The lower leaves are abrupt pinnate and the upper ones simple. Leaves: Leaves are alternate, long-petioled. The plant has distinct silver-green leaves with fine silk hairs and yellow-green flowers. It has woody, hardy rosette and a high branch bearing stem. For example, it is given to women for menstrual disorders but it reduces chances of implantation/conception and hence a woman who is trying for a baby should avoid its long term use. There are certain conditions in which Wormwood should not be used. ![]() Moreover, this herb is not suitable for the long term use. It is very important to mention here that though Wormwood is used since ancient times for medicinal purpose but it may produce many side-effects or adverse reactions if not used properly in medicinal doses. Wormwood is indicated mainly in digestive weakness, low appetite, debility, nervous disorders and intestinal parasites. The fresh or dried upper shoots and leaves, the fresh or dried basal leaves, or a mixture of the aerial plant parts from plant are collected during flowering season and used for therapeutic purpose. ![]()
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