There are hundreds of varieties of wormwood and you need to make sure you have the correct one to use medicinally. The one I am going to talk to you today about is the wormwood with the latin name of Artemisia annua. It also goes by the names of Sweet Annie or Sweet Wormwood.
It is an easy-to-grow, fern-like, silvery, sweet-smelling plant. It attracts bees, butterflies, and birds to your garden and has lots of medicinal benefits. It’s been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years.
Medicinal uses:
- Treating malaria: Artemisia annua contains artemisinin, a potent antimalarial drug that’s effective against multidrug-resistant malaria.
- Reducing inflammation: Artemisia annua may help treat osteoarthritis symptoms, especially those affecting the knees and hips.
- Treating cancer: Artemisia annua has shown promise in treating ovarian cancer.
- Treating viral infections: Artemisia annua extracts have shown activity against SARS-CoV-2.
- Treating bacterial infections: Artemisia annua has been traditionally used to treat bacterial infections.
- Treating cardiovascular diseases: Artemisia annua has been traditionally used to treat some cardiovascular diseases.
- Treating fever and swelling: Artemisia annua may help reduce fever and swelling.
Artemisia annua can be made into a tea, tincture, or powdered and put into a capsule. Have you tried this superb herb?
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Stay natural!
~Dr. Amanda P. Cartwright