MARINE WORMWOOD (artemisia maritima)

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	MARINE WORMWOOD
	*artemisia maritima*

Name
MARINE WORMWOOD

Scientific Name
artemisia maritima

MARINE WORMWOOD

Other Names:

Santónico

In century XVI santónico or seed against the lombrices to the mixture of the floral small heads of the marine wormwood with those of another similar species, the santónico was called or white thyme. The marine wormwood comes using from times of Dioscórides like infantile vermifuge.

Habitat: coastal regions of all Europe, except the Mediterranean ones

Used parts: the flowery sumidades.

Description: it plants of the family of the Compound ones, 30 to 60 cms. of height, covered of a cottony hair. The small very aromatic floral small heads are of dark yellow color and.

Properties and indications the flowery sumidades of the marine wormwood contain an aromatic, santonina essence and diverse mineral salts. The active principle of the plant is the santonina, derivative of the dimetilnaftalina, powerful vermifuge. They are specially active against ascaris lumbricoides, worms nematodes similar to the lombrices, of white color, 10 to 25 cms. of length, that often parasitan the intestine of the children. They have been equally effective against other intestinal parasites.

Use: the dust of the crushed dry flowery sumidades is administered in the morning in infusion or with honey during several days, in 5 doses from 2 to grs. to the children, and from 4 to 10 grs. to the adults. One hour later a laxative is taken. It is necessary to observe lees to verify that the parasites have expelled themselves.

Precautions: not to exceed the prescribed doses, because nervous excitation can be produced. Not to administer to smaller children of two years.

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