Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
艾菊ài júAiju
Artemisia absinthium · Plant
3
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy; contains thujone; neurotoxic in high doses.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Wormwood for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Wormwood does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Artemisia absinthium and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial69 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Digestive32 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Liver22 records, 6 in people
- Joint Pain3 records
- Inflammation Syndrome24 records, 5 in people
- Parasite Syndrome13 records, 1 in people