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Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood

Roman Wormwood, Roman Mugwort
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Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

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Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 1 (1800)

Fuchs, L., New Kreüterbuch, (1543)

Botanical name:
Artemisia ponticum

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter
cuts, binds, discusses, resists putrefaction, purges Bile (Choler)

Uses:
-Generally used the same as Wormwood, but was regarded as better for the Liver, but was less commonly used.
-good for diseases of the Liver and Bladder coming from Bile (
Choler)
-used for bellyache and pain of the Womb.
-mildly astringent
-externally for Stomachache, Abdominal pain, pain after Birth, and to stop vomiting in Children (applied to the Stomach).

Main Combinations:
See Wormwood

Cautions:
Generally same as for Wormwood.

Main Preparations used:
Can be made into the same preparations as Wormwood

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