Traditional Herbs from Artemisia annua

boils

Wash fresh anuma leaves until clean.
crush them into a paste.
Apply on boils.

fever

Take enough fresh anuma leaves and wash them until clean." ,"Soak the leaves in water for a while.
Strain and drink to reduce fever.

What is Artemisia annua Looks like??

Parts of Artemisia annua that could be used

Leaves
Seeds
All Parts of the Plant

Artemisia annua Distribution

Anuma is an aromatic plant originating from Eurasia, Southeastern Europe (including Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey) to Vietnam and Northern India. This plant has also been widely naturalized in many countries including Argentina, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, Asia, and North Africa. In Indonesia (Java), anuma has been cultivated locally as an ornamental plant, while in Vietnam and China it has been cultivated on a large scale for medicinal purposes. Apart from being an ornamental plant and medicinal plant, this plant is also popular and widely used in perfumery and the food and beverage industry. In Europe, the essential oil extracted from the anuma plant has been used as an aromatic ingredient in the perfume industry, the aroma of the leaves is also used as a fragrance in drinks, and the essential oil is even mixed with alcoholic drinks which also functions as an aphrodisiac. Based on its function as a medicinal plant, Artemisia annua has a long history of medicinal use in China. It has been used in China for more than 2000 years to treat many health problems, especially fever and malaria. Currently, WHO has recommended its use as a malaria drug and has been followed by more than 50 countries in controlling malaria by using artemisin which comes from the Artemisia annua plant.
Agroecology of Artemisia annua
Anuma is usually found scattered on hillsides and grows well on forest edges, roadsides, wastelands, deserts, rocky slopes. This plant grows in the middle plains to mountains at altitudes between 800-2,300 m above sea level, and at altitudes from 2,000 - 3,700 m above sea level in China. The most suitable conditions for its growth are found in humid tropical monsoon climates, where the average temperature during the growth phase is 17.6�28.4 °C and the annual rainfall is 1,150-1,350 mm, where in 600-1000 mm is needed during the growing season. Anuma growth likes open, sunny places with fertile, sandy and alluvial soil, well-drained, soil acidity (pH) between 4.5 - 8.5 and resistant to moisture. This plant cannot tolerate drought or waterlogging when it is young, but once the plant stabilizes and matures, it shows adaptability and resistance to drought or waterlogging, due to its abundant and dense lateral roots.
Morphology of Artemisia annua

The root has a taproot and many lateral roots.
Stem erect, ribbed, green-brown or purple-brown, cylindrical, often branched at the top, easily broken.
Leaves compound, 3-pinnatisect, upper leaves are 1-2-pinnatisect and smaller, alternately located, dark green or brownish green, oval-shaped, pointed tip, curled and easily damaged, glabrous. Has a distinctive aromatic odor, tastes slightly bitter.
Compound flowers, have small flower heads (capitula) that are round, 2-2.5 mm in diameter and arranged in loose panicles (a series of bracts around the flower head). of hairless, overlapping bracts. The outer bracts are green and linear-oblong. The inner bracts are glossy and oval-rounded (female) and inner disc florets (bisexual). The central disc florets are greenish or yellowish. The crown is tubular-shaped, with 5 grooves and a smooth crown surrounding the flower cup containing the stamens and pistil. The inflorescence is located at the tip of the stem.
Achene fruit (dry simple fruit), does not have pappus, small, thin-walled, obovoid, yellow-brown in color, glabrous, and contains one seed.
Oval seeds, yellow- brownish with a shiny surface marked with vertical grooves, the seed endosperm is creamy white.

Cultivation of Artemisia annua
Propagation is done generatively by seeds. Seeds are generally sown and maintained in nursery beds. After 40-50 days (having reached 15-20 cm) the seedlings are planted in the field.

Artemisia annua, more details :

Chemical Content of Artemisia annua
Sesquiterpenoids (artemisinin, artemisinin I, artemisinin II, artemisinin III, artemisinin IV, artemisinin V, artemisic acid, artemisilactone, artemisinol, and epoxyartemininic acid), essential oils (camphene, β-camphene, camphene hydrate, isoartemisia ketone, 1-camphor, β-caryophyllene, β-pinene, 1,8-cineole), flavonoids, coumarins, and steroids (β-sitosterol and stigmasterol).
Benefits of Artemisia annua
Treats malaria, jaundice, reduces fever, treats colds, diarrhea, boils and abscesses, anorexia, flatulence, dyspepsia, tuberculosis, headaches, nosebleeds, has analgesic, antipyretic effects, and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity.
Simplisia of Artemisia annua

Prepare the anuma leaves,\u00a0wash them thoroughly with running water\u00a0then drain them.
Dry them in direct sunlight for several days or in an oven at a temperature\u00a040 \u00b0C until the water content\u00a010%.
Save\u00a0simplicia in plastic or a clean, airtight container.

Another Facts for Artemisia annua :

Synonym of Artemisia annua
Artemisia annua f. macrocephala Pamp., Artemisis suaveolens Fisch., Artemisia hyrcana Spreng.
Habitus of Artemisia annua
Herb. Aromatic herb, annual, grows up to 30�100 cm high (in cultivation, the plant can reach up to 2 m high)
Habitat of Artemisia annua