Artemisia species

Weizmann, A. Occurrence of d-camphor in an Israeli Artemisia species. Res. 

Artemisia species have been used for many centuries to treat fevers and malaria, specifically cerebral malaria. They produce the sesquiter-penoid endoperoxide artemisinin (1), which accumulates in leaves and... 

Herbs rich in colchicine Artemisia species rich in santonin... 

Isocoumarins are less numerous than coumarins in nature. The acetylenic isocoumarin capillarin (225) is present in at least two Artemisia species and a fungus, Marasmius ramealis, produces 8-hydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin (226). 

Sesquiterpenes such as 8-caryophyllene, bisabolene and chamazulene found in Artemisia absenturium were shown to possess growth-inhibiting activity (92). Other artemisia species (A. psilastachya and A. acanticarpa) produce several sesquiterpenes, some of which may also be growth inhibitors (93, 94). 

Apart from A. annua, qinghaosu (1) was detected in only one other Artemisia species Artemisia apiacea But the abundance was too low (0.08%) to justify an isolation on a technical scale. 

The dried herbs of some Artemisia species have been used for the treatment of inflammation, blood diseases caused by the disturbance of menses, haematemesis, haematuria, hemorrhoids and diarrhea in Chinese, Korean and Japanese traditional medicine. In Japan, A. princeps and A. montana are the main species used for these purposes. Chlorogenic acid, methyl chlorogenate, 3,5-di-(9-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-CJ-cafifeoylquinic acid and 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid were isolated from the leaf of A. montana, and these compounds can be called "caffeetaimins" "Fig. (31)". We found that these caffeetannins inhibited the ADP plus NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes. [17] Furthermore, as shown in "Table (12) and Table (13)", the acetone extracts of A. montana reduced the elevations of LPO, GOT and (JOT in the serum of rats fed peroxidized oil for 7 days. Caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid also inhibited the elevation of serum TG, LPO, TC, GOT and GPT "Table (14) and Table (15)". 

Masotti et al. [79] analyzed the volatile components of another Artemisia species, Artemisia molinieri Quezel, an endemic wormwood of Southern France. Among the sixty nine compounds identified, major components were ascaridole, a-terpinene,/>-cymene, 1,8-cineole, Fig. (2)... 

Epstein et al. have found a novel skeleton, rothrockane, in an Artemisia species (see Section S.D), these species being already associated with irregular monoterpenoids. 

Artemisia species are rich sources of irregular monoterpenes. Thus Artemisia vulgaris contains a number of lyratol (195) esters, santolina alcohol (196) acetate, and the more oxygenated santolina compounds 197 and the two alcohols 198. The (Z)-isomer of lyratol acetate was also found. Lyratol (195) and its acetate... 

Three Artemisia species—A abrotanum, A cina and A vulgaris—are known traditionally in Germany as Hexenkraut, witches herb (De Vries Storl... 

Note All artemisia species may be used similarly. The mildest is mugwort,... 

Any artemisia species, cryptolepsis. Any artemisia can be substituted for another however, Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort, is the least strong of the artemisias and will probably prove an ineffective choice for treatment of malaria. Dosage will vary depending on species. 

C,5H, 04, Mr 262.31, colorless cryst., mp. 202-203°C, (a) -84.9 (CjHjOH) soluble in ethyl acetate, insoluble in petroleum ether. A se quiterpene from various Artemisia species (Asteraceae) (cf. santonin) with a bitter taste. Since A. can be prepared enan-tioselectively, it finds ftequent use as starting material for natural product synthesis. ... 

Several struetural variants of laetones derived from eudesmane oceur in Artemisia-species (Asteraeeae). These include various 3-oxo-12,6-eudesmanolides such as (+)-santonane from the flowers of A. pauciflora, (-)-taurin from A. taurica (not to be confused with taurine = 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) and the antihelmintic but toxic santonines isolated from the dried unexpanded flowerheads of A. maritima (contents up to 1.5% of a-santonin) and allied species. 

Bagci, E., M. Kursat, and S. Civelek. 2010. Essential oil composition of the aerial parts of two Artemisia species (A. vulgaris and A. absinthium) from East Anatolian region. 13 ... 

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