Artemisia pontici, Pontic Wormwood
Roman Wormwood, Roman Mugwort
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-
oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 1 (1800)
Fuchs, L.,
New Kreüterbuch, (1543)
Botanical name:
Artemisia ponticum
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter
cuts, binds, discusses, resists putrefaction, purges Bile (Choler)
Uses:
-Generally used the same as Wormwood, but was regarded as better for the Liver, but was less commonly used.
-good for diseases of the Liver and Bladder coming from Bile (Choler)
-used for bellyache and pain of the Womb.
-mildly astringent
-externally for Stomachache, Abdominal pain, pain after Birth, and to stop vomiting in Children (applied to the Stomach).
Main Combinations:
See Wormwood
Cautions:
Generally same as for Wormwood.
Main Preparations used:
Can be made into the same preparations as Wormwood
