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== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
*Condiment. Much used as a culinary herb in the Middle-Ages. Today rarely used, in Germany for roasts, grilled eel, sauces or lard. In Japan, it is used as a vegetable and to flavour rice. | *Condiment. Much used as a culinary herb in the Middle-Ages. Today rarely used, in Germany for roasts, grilled eel, sauces or lard. In Japan, it is used as a vegetable and to flavour rice. | ||
*Medicinal. [:fr:Armoise (Cazin 1868)|See Cazin 1868]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 26 April 2012
Artemisia vulgaris L.
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| Order | Asterales |
|---|---|
| Family | Compositae |
| Genus | Artemisia |
2n = 16, 18
Origin : Eurasia
wild, rarely cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
|---|---|
| French | {{{french}}} |
Popular names
- English: mugwort
- French: armoise
- German: Beifuß
- Dutch: bijvoet
- Spanish: artemisa
- Portuguese: artemigem
- Italian: artemisia, assenzio selvatico
- Chinese: yě ài
- Japanese: yomogi
Biology
Classification
Artemisia vulgaris L. (1753)
In East and South Asia, it is present as var. indica (Willd.) Maxim. (1872).
Cultivars
History
Several species have been named artemisia by Greeks and later Romans. As the goddess Artemis to whom it is dedicated, mugwort has the mandate to cure women's illnesses. In the Middle-Ages, it came to be known as the mother of all herbs, mater herbarum, and Macer Floridus (9th century) details its virtues. It was also a magical herb, and one of Saint-John's herbs, that were worn to protect oneself against spells, or that were placed in houses to keep away bad evils. Crowns or belts of mugwort were thrown into Saint-John's fires.
Uses
- Condiment. Much used as a culinary herb in the Middle-Ages. Today rarely used, in Germany for roasts, grilled eel, sauces or lard. In Japan, it is used as a vegetable and to flavour rice.
- Medicinal. [:fr:Armoise (Cazin 1868)|See Cazin 1868].