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)

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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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