Artemisia herba-alba
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Other Names: AHAE, AHE, Armoise Herbe Blanche, Artemisia, Common Wormwood, Common Wood Worm, Desert Wormwood, Herba Alba, Shih.
Artemisia herba-alba is a short shrub usually found in Northern Africa and the Middle East. The parts that grow above the ground are used as medicine.
Special Precautions of Artemisia herba-alba
- Don't confuse with Wormseed
- There is not enough information to know if Artemisia herba-alba is safe.
- Some people involved in a research project that studied Artemisia herba-alba experienced lowered blood pressure and lowered heart rate. The significance of these effects is unknown.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of Artemisia herba-alba during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
- Diabetes: There is evidence that Artemisia herba-alba might lower blood sugar. Some experts worry that taking Artemisia herba-alba along with drugs used for controlling diabetes might lower blood sugar too much. If you take Artemisia herba-alba and have diabetes, monitor your blood sugar levels closely. The dose of medications you take for diabetes might need to be adjusted.
- Surgery: Artemisia herba-alba might affect blood glucose levels. That has raised concern that it might interfere with blood glucose control during and after surgery. Stop taking Artemisia herba-alba at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
- Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs) interacts with Artemisia herba-alba.
The benefits of Artemisia herba-alba are
- Diabetes. Developing research suggests that taking an Artemisia herba-alba water extract might lower blood sugar levels in some people with type 2 diabetes.
- Parasitic infections such as roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and flukes. There is some evidence that taking an Artemisia herba-alba water extract might reduce symptoms and cure pinworm infections in adults and children after 3 days of treatment.
- Stomach upset.
- Common cold.
- Measles.
- Jaundice.
- Anxiety.
- Irregular heartbeat.
- Muscle weakness.
