SWEET ANNIE
Artemisia annua
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Description of the species:
Annual herb of 30 -100 cm heights.
Used part of the plant:
Aerial part.
Natural area:
South and Southeastern Europe, Eastern and Central Asia.
Conditions of growth:
On sandy soils, in gardens, on railway fills, in settlements.
Period of collection:
August - September.
Collection method:
Manual; transportation to production site within 3-12 hours.
Material processing:
Steam distillation, for receiving essential oil.
Storage:
Dry clean space.
Components specification:
cinneole, pinene, boras camphor, camphene, cadinene, caryophyllen, camphor, spirits, acetic and butyric acid.
Major components:
cinneole, boras camphor, pinene.
Features of the oil:
Wound healing, antiprotozoan.
Indications:
Malaria, dysentery, tear-cut wounds.
Possible usage:
Pharmaceutics, in perfumery for aromatization and enrichment of massage oils, soap, cosmetic masks, creams, lotions. The above-ground part is used as flavouring in cookery and to obtain red dye for skin; from roots - a lemon dye for silk, wool and leather.
Fragrance:
Pleasing, fresh.
Literature:
I. A. Gubanov, K. V. Kiselyova, V. S. Novikov, V. N. Tihomirov – “ Pictorial guide of pants of Middle Russia” – Moscow, 2004; v. 3, p. 336.
