Habitat: The western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon.
English: Wormseed, Santonica.Ayurvedic: Chauhaara, Kirmaani Yavaani, Chuhaari Ajawaayin; not related to Ajawaayin.Unani: Dirmanah, Kirmaalaa, Afsanteen-ul-bahar. (Dirmanah Turki is equated with A. stechmani- ana Besser.)Folk: Kirmaani Ajawaayin, Kirmaani-owaa, Kirmaani-ajmo.
Action: Deobstructant, stomachic, anthelmintic (effective against roundworms), antifungal.
A decoction of the fresh plant is given in cases of intermittent and remittent fever.A. maritima var. thomsoniana C. B. Clarke is a santonin-yielding var.; A. maritima var. fragrans (Willd.) Ledeb. is a non-santonin var.Immature flowerheads and leaves contain santonin. Roots, stems and twigs are devoid of santonin. Santonin, a sesquiterpene lactone, is used for the treatment of ascaris and oxyuris infections. Large doses (0.3 g is adults and 0.06 in children) are toxic.Beta-santonin is less anthelmintic in action than santonin; pseudosantonin is devoid of anthelmintic property.Studies is albino mice revealed that santonin had no androgenic, estro- genic, antiestrogenic, progestational and antiprogestational effects.Santonin is toxic at 60 mg in children; 200 mg in adults. (Francis Brinker.)Dosage: Whole plant—3-6 g powder. (CCRAS.)... artemisia maritima
Action: The water of the green fruit and its soft kernel—antacid and antibilious.
A decoction of the fibrous husk is reported to bring down urinary sugar level in diabetic patients (the effect is temporary).The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia ofln- dia recommends dried endosperm in gastroenteritis.Dosage: Dried endosperm—5-10 g powder. (API, Vol.IV.)... lodoicea maldivica
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