Artemisia scoparia

Artemisia scoparia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. scoparia
Binomial name
Artemisia scoparia
Waldst. & Kit. 1802 not Maxim. 1859[1]
Synonyms[3]
Synonymy
  • Artemisia capillaris Miq.
  • Artemisia capillaris var. scoparia (Waldst. & Kit.) Pamp.
  • Artemisia elegans Roxb. 1814[2] not Salisb. 1796
  • Artemisia gracilis L'Hér. ex DC.
  • Artemisia hallaisanensis var. formosana Pamp.
  • Artemisia kohatica Klatt
  • Artemisia piperita Pall. ex Ledeb.
  • Artemisia sachaliensis Tilesius ex Besser
  • Artemisia scoparioides Grossh.
  • Artemisia trichophylla Wall. ex DC.
  • Draconia capillaris (Thunb.) Soják
  • Draconia scoparia (Waldst. & Kit.) Soják
  • Oligosporus scoparius (Waldst. & Kit.) Less.

Artemisia scoparia is a Eurasian species in the genus Artemisia, in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Eurasia from France to Japan, including China, India, Russia, Germany, Poland, central + southwest Asia, etc.[4][5]

The English common name of Artemisia scoparia is virgate wormwood,[6] capillary wormwood,[6] or redstem wormwood. In Mandarin Chinese it is known as yīn chén (Traditional: 茵陳) and it is an important traditional Chinese medicine,[citation needed][7] and is considered interchangeable with Artemisia capillaris for that purpose. Its pollen can be allergenic.[8]

  1. ^ Tropicos search for Artemisia scoparia
  2. ^ Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 61 1814
  3. ^ The Plant List Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kitam.
  4. ^ Flora of China, 猪毛蒿 zhu mao hao, Artemisia scoparia Waldstein & Kitaibel, Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 66. 1802.
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio scopario, Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. includes photos and European distribution map
  6. ^ a b English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 360–361. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  7. ^ Ding, Jiwei; Wang, Linlin; He, Chunnian; Zhao, Jun; Si, Lijun; Huang, Hua (2021-06-12). "Artemisia scoparia: Traditional uses, active constituents and pharmacological effects". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 273: 113960. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.113960. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 33636317. S2CID 232065726.
  8. ^ Jaggi KS; Gangal SV (1987). "Isolation and identification of pollen allergens of Artemisia scoparia". J Allergy Clin Immunol. 80 (4): 569–572. doi:10.1016/0091-6749(87)90008-X. PMID 3668120.