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

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.