Indian Wormwood – Mugwort – Nagadona – Afsanteen – Artemisia vulgaris

Indian Wormwood – Mugwort – Nagadona – Afsanteen

Latin – Artemisia vulgaris

Parts : Arial parts

Origin : India

Other Names : Common Wormwood, Nagadouna, Nagadamani, Herba de san juan, Indian mugwort, Afsanteen, Damar, Vilayathi afsantin, Vilayatiafsantin, Absinthe, Wormwood, Absinthium, Green ginger, Madderwort, Afsanteen, Qaisoom (afsanteen), Afsantin, Urigattige, Uruvalu, Davana, Nilampala, Shulabandha, Tirunitri-pachcha, Serpana, Surpan, Surapeena, Afsanthin, Macipattiri, Macippaccai, Machipattri, Cimaimacippattiri, Macipattiri, Moshipatri, Tartiha

Ayurvedic Classification:

• Guna (Quality)                       – Laghu ( Light)  Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Strong)
• RASA (Taste)                         –  Tikta (Bitter) Kshaya (Astringent)
• VIPAK (Metabolism)            – Katu (Pungent)
• VIRYA (Potency)                   –  Ushna (Warming)
• Karma (Ations)                      – Tridosha Shamak – Tridoshahara ( Balances all the three doshas)

Main Chemical constituents : Cineol, thujone, thujyl, citral & others