Wormwood
Wormwood is a perennial wild herbaceous plant that is distinguished by its aromatic scent, and there are many types of it, most of which grow wild, and it can be cultivated in sandy soil. The wormwood herb is famous in most regions of the Arab countries, and there is a great demand for it due to its great therapeutic and medical benefits. It is called several names, including: Arab wormwood and Municipal wormwood. Wormwood is spread in the regions of Turkey, Iran, Syria, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.
Wormwood is used in many fields such as the field of medicine, and livestock also takes care of it, and it benefits from it as a person benefits from it. The used part of the plant is the leaves, stems and branches except for the roots, and it contains volatile oil.
Benefits of wormwood for hair
- Wormwood contains tar; This substance is used to prevent hair loss. This is done by soaking a few leaves of wormwood in water for a day, then washing the hair with the soaked water and leaving it for about an hour, then rinsing it with soap and water.
- It is useful in treating alopecia areata; This is done by bringing a few wormwood leaves and burning them, after which they are distilled until they become in the form of a black liquid and placed on the site of the injury.
Wormwood types
- Jordanian artemisia, whose scientific name is (Artemisia jordanica)
- Artemisia annua has a scientific name.
- Al-Bathran, scientifically called (Artemisia judaica)
- Sword artemisia, whose scientific name is (Artemisia sieberi)
- Artemisia arborescens, whose scientific name is Artemisia arborescens.
- Artemisia verlotiorum, scientifically called (Artemisia verlotiorum)
- Artemisia scoparia
- Single-seeded (Artemisia monosperma)
Wormwood benefits
- Intestinal worms are expelled because it contains santonin, by soaking the leaves with lukewarm water for three days, and drinking from the soaked before bed.
- It helps in treating fevers by boiling its leaves and drinking boiled water morning and evening.
- Relieves diabetes by drinking infused wormwood leaves.
- It is used to purify homes and homes from bad odors. By using it as incense by burning it.
- It treats respiratory problems such as asthma, colds and influenza.
- It is useful in cases of diarrhea to drink soaked leaves.
- Limits contractions and disorders associated with digestive diseases.
- Helps get rid of phlegm and reduce high temperature.
- Conjunctivitis is treated in the eyes, by washing the eyes with leaves soaked.
- Treats skin diseases, sores, wounds and nail infections by using powder from it.
- It activates and stimulates the immune system in the body.
- It is taken into account when using wormwood not to overeat it; Because it contains santo-nin, which has toxic effects in the event of increased use, so you must adhere to the doses that pertain to each pathological problem, by consulting specialists or a doctor.
