Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
altamisa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
ambroisie annuelle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ambrosia artemisiaefolia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
ambrosia de hojas de ajenjo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ambrósia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
annual ragweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
artemisa	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
artemisia de terra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
artemísia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bastard wormwood	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
beifußambrosie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
beifußblättriges traubenkraut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bitterweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
buta-kusa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
carrot weed	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
common ragweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cravorana	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
doejipul	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
estafiate	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hogweed	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
horseweed	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
losna-selvagem	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
low ragweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oil of ragweed	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
petit herbe à po	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ragweed	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
roman wormwood	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
short ragweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
small ragweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
stem, leaf		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
Aerial parts, Entire plant, Leaf + twigs, Pollen		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior (L.) Descourt. Fl. Méd. Antilles 1: 239 (1821).
Ambrosia elatior L. Sp. Pl.: 987 (1753).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia subsp. diversifolia Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 551 (1906).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia subsp. diversifolia Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 551 (1906).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia f. gracilissima D.Cîrțu & M.Cîrțu Stud. Comun. Muz. Şti. Nat., Bot. Bacău 5: 116 (1972).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. jamaicensis Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 370 (1861).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. octocornis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 305 (1891).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. paniculata Blank. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 173 (1907).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. quadricornis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 305 (1891).
Ambrosia artemisiifolia f. villosa Fernald & Griscom Rhodora 37: 185 (1935).
Ambrosia chilensis Hook. & Arn. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 311 (1841).
Ambrosia diversifolia Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 33: 18 (1922).
Ambrosia elata Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 175 (1796).
Ambrosia elatior var. artemisiifolia (L.) Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 15: 190 (1913).
Ambrosia elatior f. aurea Priszter Magyar Fl. Veg. 7: 57 (1985).
Ambrosia elatior var. heterophylla Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 15: 190 (1913).
Ambrosia glandulosa Scheele Linnaea 22: 157 (1849).
Ambrosia monophylla (Walter) Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 33: 17 (1922).
Ambrosia paniculata Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 183 (1803), nom. superfl.
Ambrosia senegalensis DC. Prodr. 5: 525 (1836).
Ambrosia umbellata Moench Suppl. Meth.: 272 (1802).
Iva monophylla Walter Fl. Carol.: 232 (1788).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L.	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ambrosia artemisifolia L.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Ambrosia artemisifolia Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. artemisiifolia	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior (L.) Descourtils	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
Ambrosia elatior L.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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