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ARTEMISIA
a.k.a. Sweet Annie
(Artemisia annua)
[qing-hao]
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PROPAGATION: By seed. Will self sow readily. Hardy annual. Can grow to 8 ft. or better.
NEEDS: Full sun and average soil. Fairly drought tolerant.
HARVEST: Above ground plant, while it is in bud.

USES

MEDICINAL:
Anti-malarial use against quinine resistant strains.
Also used for colds, dysentery, diarrhea, indigestion, flatulence, fevers connected with sunstroke and tuberculosis.
Used as poultice on abcesses.

CRAFT:
Used for dried arrangements and wreaths.

COMMENT:
Has a sweet 'creosote-type' smell. Its component artemisian is being studied as an anti-malarial.





©2000 by Ernestina Parziale, CH

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