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Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. - Asteraceae - African wormwood, Afrikanischer Wermut

Bushy shrub, up to 2m high, native to southern Africa; leaves 2-pinnatipartite, ultimate segments linear, glabrous above, canescent beneath, margin entire or toothed; capitula many in terminal racemose panicles, flowers yellow. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160890

„Artemisia afra is a well-known medicinal plant in Africa, and is still used by people of many cultures. The roots, stems and leaves are used as enemas, poultices, infusions, lotions, inhaled (e.g. smoked or snuffed), or as an essential oil. In addition, Artemisia afra is frequently used as a moth repellent, and in organic insecticidal sprays.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_afra

„It has been shown that statistically significant higher oil yields could be obtained from Artemisia afra when the plants were harvested during anthesis and early seed set. The chemical composition of four generations of the same clone was found to be very constant. On examination of the oil composition of wild populations of A. afra, the existence of chemotypes was revealed. Oils rich in 1,8-cineole (50.14%), α-thujone (74.91–75.28%), β-thujone (21.49–22.44%), and camphor (27.92%) were found.“
[The Development of Artemisia afra (Jacq.) as a New Essential Oil Crop, Graven, EH, Webber, L, Venter, M, Gardner, JB, Journal of Essential Oil Research, Vol.2(5), 1990, 215-220]

„Artemisia afra oil had a higher α-thujone and a lower 1,8-cineole content than that reported by Graven et al. (1992) and the oil did not contain any camphor. The differences can probably be attributed to the different genotypes of the plant material used ( Graven et al. 1990 ).“ Main components of the essential of of A.afra were α-thujone (78%), β-thujone (13%) and 1,8-cineole (8%).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00525.x/full