Images and Information of Artemisia absinthium

BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954
Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12

Distribution

Global: Afghanistan, N.Asia and Westwards to Atlantic._x000D_ India: Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar, Banihal, Tangmarg). W. Himalayas, common on slopes, between 1500- 2500 m.

Title - FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12

Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN

Botanical Name -

Artemisia absinthium L.

Full Botanical citation -

Artemisia absinthium L., SP. Pl. 848. 1753; B.D. Naithani in P.K. Hajra & al., Fl. India 12: 11. 1995.

Family -

ASTERACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy

Vernacular names -

Total 28 Vernacular names found in 9 languages.

English (5) - absinthe, absinthium, green ginger, madderwort, wormwood

Hindi (2) - vilayathi afsantin, vilayatiafsantin

Kannada (3) - davana, urigattige, uruvalu

Malayalam (3) - nilampala, shulabandha, tirunitri-pachcha

Marathi (3) - serpana, surapeena, surpan

Sanskrit (2) -

Sanskrit Comments

damar, indhana

Tamil (5) - cimaimacippattiri, machipattri, macipattiri, macipattiri 2, macippaccai

Telugu (2) - moshipatri, tartiha

Urdu (3) - afsanteen, afsantin, qaisoom (afsanteen)