Extracted by steam distillation from the parts aeree flowering of Artemisia herba-alba Asso (artemisia white, white wormwood, armoise blanche), perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteracee widespread in the areas aride and steppic of the Nordafrica (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libia), of the Middle East and of the Asia central. L'artemisia white and the more widespread of the genus Artemisia in the regions arabe nordafricane, where and used as plant medicinal traditional for the colic, the fever and as antiparassitario. The phytochemical profile is dominated by beta-tuione (25-50%) and crisantenile-acetate (10-20%), with camphor (10-20%), sabinene and 1,8-cineole. The beta-tuione and a chetone monoterpenic with properties neurotossic and abortive to doses eccessive — simile to the alpha-tuione of the assenzio (Artemisia absinthium). L'artemisia white has documented activity antiparassitaria (antielmintic, antiprotozoaria) and antiviral. Contraindicated during pregnancy, epilepsy and in children. In aromatherapy and used with large caution as antiparassitaria, antifungal, antispasmodic and in low doses as tonic digestive. Heart-to-top note warm, canforata, aromatic and slightly assenzio.

Europe oriental

Leaves and flowering tops

Steam distillation

• Emmenagogue: regolarizza the menstrual cycle in the cases of amenorrea secondaria; from use exclusively under supervisione specialistic for the elevata tossicity of the thujone.
• Carminativo and stomachic: in doses omeopatic relieves the distensione abdominal, promotes the espulsione of the gas and stimulates the secretion of the succhi digestive.
• Antielmintico: the artemisina and the sesquiterpenes lattoni esercitano activity antiparassitaria documented against nematodi and protozoi intestinal.
• Diaforetico and febbrifugo: induce the sudoration and contributes to the ridution of the temperature corporea in the states febbrili acuti; use traditional confermato dto the etnofarmacologia European.

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