Plant Details

Accepted name:: Artemisia abrotanum 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:
abrotano	Other	Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995)
abrotanum	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
abrotone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
abrótano	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
abrótano macho	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ajenjo común	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
armoise aurone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
aurone	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996)
aurone mâle	Other	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
boja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
citronelle aurone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
eberraute	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
eberrautenkraut	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
hierba lombriguera	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
lad's love	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)
lad's-love	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
lady's love	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
mantsourána	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
misk-i arabi	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
miskotu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
old man	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
old-man	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
slovenwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
southern wormwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
southernwood	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
åbrodd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
μαντσουράνα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf, flowering tops		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Herb		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
aerial part, flowering herb		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
above ground parts, Flowering tip of shoots		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 37 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Artemisia paniculata Lam. Encycl. 1: 265 (1783).
Artemisia procera Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 1818 (1803).
Abrotanum alpestre Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 70 (1868).
Abrotanum ambiguum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 71 (1868).
Abrotanum brachylobium Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 73 (1868).
Abrotanum congestum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 71 (1868).
Abrotanum incanescens Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 69 (1868).
Abrotanum mas Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. 2: t. 119 (1764), not validly publ.
Abrotanum pauciflorum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 69 (1868).
Abrotanum pedunculare Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 70 (1868).
Abrotanum platylobum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 70 (1868).
Abrotanum pulverulentum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 72 (1868).
Abrotanum rhodanicum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 73 (1868).
Abrotanum suave Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 72 (1868).
Abrotanum virgatum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 71 (1868).
Abrotanum viridulum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 73 (1868).
Abrotanum xerophilum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 72 (1868).
Artemisia abrotanifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 191 (1796).
Artemisia altissima Ehrh. ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia anethifolia Fisch. ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia angustifolia Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 450 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
Artemisia camphorata var. alpestris (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 454 (1889).
Artemisia camphorata var. pauciflora (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 454 (1889).
Artemisia camphorata var. peduncularis (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 454 (1889).
Artemisia camphorata var. platyloba (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 454 (1889).
Artemisia camphorata var. rhodanica (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 8: 282 (1903).
Artemisia camphorata var. xerophila (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 8: 282 (1903).
Artemisia elatior Klokov Fl. URSR 11: 319, 555 (1962).
Artemisia elegans Fisch. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 2: 579 (1845).
Artemisia foeniculacea Steven ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia herbacea Besser Tent. Arbot.: 30 (1832).
Artemisia herbacea Clarke ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia humilis Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 7 (1768).
Artemisia naronitana Vis. ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia proceriformis Krasch. Fl. Iugo-Vost. Evr. Chasti SSSR 6: 360 (1936).
Artemisia sabulosa Steven ex DC. Prodr. 6: 108 (1838).
Artemisia tenuissima Spreng. ex Besser Tent. Arbot.: 30 (1832).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Artemisia abrotanum	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Artemisia abrotanum L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Artemisia abrotanum Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Artemisia paniculatum Lam.	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Artemisia procera Willdenow	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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