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In 18th-century England, wormwood was sometimes used instead of hops in beer. [24] According to Nicholas Culpeper, a stinking breath can be cured by "drinking a glass of Wormwood beer every morning". [25] Wormwood clippings and cuttings are added to chicken nesting boxes to repel lice, mites, and fleas. [26]
Absinthe (/ ˈ æ b s ɪ n θ,-s æ̃ θ /, French: ⓘ) is an anise-flavored spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. [1]
Artemisia afra, the African wormwood, is a common species of the genus Artemisia in Africa, with a wide distribution from South Africa, to areas reaching to the North and East, as far north as Ethiopia.
Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort, common mugwort, or wormwood, [note 1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort , although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort.
Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family of Asteraceae and is an annual short-day plant. Its stem is erect and brownish or violet-brown. The plant itself is hairless and naturally grows from 30 to 100 cm tall, although in cultivation plants can reach a height of 200 cm.
Artemisia (/ ˌ ɑːr t ɪ ˈ m iː z i ə /) [3] is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae, with almost 500 species.Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.