Artemisia vulgaris Linn: an updated review on its multiple biological activities

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 3 The traditional uses of the various part of Artemisia vulgaris

S.no	Part used	Activities	Country	References
[1]	Whole plant	Anthelminthic, antiseptic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, slightly tonic, seduces spasm, stimulant, purgative	China	[9, 10, 25,26,27]
		Amenorrhoea, choleretic, dysmenorrhoea	Japan	[27, 38]
		Hypertension	Philippines	[2]
		Analgesic agent, acupuncture therapy, nasty flavoring agent in fat, meat and fish	China	[3]
[2]	Aerial parts	Hepatic disorders	Brazil	[29]
[2]	Aerial parts	Stomach ulcers, dyspepsia and liver disorders	USA	[30, 33, 36]
		Anthelminthic, reduces spasm and hepatosis disorders	London	[35]
		Reduces tumor activity	Europe	[36]
[3]	Leaves	Suppressed menstruation, menstrual pain cramps and induce miscarriage	New York	[37]
		Appetizer, diuretic, hemostatic, stomachic	China	[35]
		Flavoring of foods and drinks	Philippines	[38]
		Skin disease and fever	Japan	[27, 38]
		Moxibustion (Traditional Chinese Therapy)	China	[11]
[4]	Stem	Bacterial infection, diabetes, dermatitis, depression, epilepsy, insomnia, malaria, tumor, menopausal and menstrual complaints	Philadelphia	[25, 26, 30]
[4]	Stem	Suppressed rheumatic, reduces spasm and stomachic	Nepal	[39]
[5]	Roots	Tonic and spasmodic	China	[35]
[6]	Essential oil	Diabetes, depression, epilepsy, irritability, insomnia and anxiety, psychoneurosis, stress, stomach obstacles and endoparasites in pets and pigs	British Columbia, Canada	[32]