Artemisia lavandulifolia

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb or shrub. It grows 50-120 cm tall. The stem leaves are narrowly oval and 6-8 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They have a white coating underneath. They are divided into 2 or 3 pairs of segments.

Used in medicine. There are about 300 Artemisia species. Chemical composition (Indian sample): Protein = 2.93%. Fat = 2.59%. Carbohydrate = 26.5%. Ash = 10.13%. Rich in sugar, Vitamin A, and Adenine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows by roadsides, forest margins, slopes, steppe, canyons, river banks or lake sides, brushlands between 400-3000 m altitude in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aihao

Synonyms

Artemisia araneosa Kitamura; Artemisia clemensiana Pampanini; Artemisia codonocephala Diels; Artemisia dubia Hara; Artemisia grisea Pampanini; Artemisia lavandulaefolia de Candolle var. maximowiczii Pampanini; Artemisia lavandulaefolia var. pekinensis Pampanini; Artemisia leucophylla Kitagawa; Artemisia selengensis Turczaninow ex Besser var. umbrosa Ledebour; Artemisia tritis Pampanini; Artemisia umbrosa (Besser) Turczaninow ex de Candolle; Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus var. umbrosa Turczaninow ex Besser.