''Artemisia scoparia'' is a

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n species in the genus '' Artemisia'', in the

sunflower family Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fam ...

. It is widespread across much of

from

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, including

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, central + southwest

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, etc. The English common name of ''Artemisia scoparia'' is virgate wormwood, capillary wormwood, or redstem wormwood. In

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it is known as yīn chén (Traditional: 茵陳) and it is an important traditional Chinese medicine, and is considered interchangeable with ''

Artemisia capillaris ''Artemisia capillaris'', ( zh, link=no, 茵陈蒿 yīn chén hāo), the capillary wormwood, is a species of flowering plant in the wormwood genus '' Artemisia'', family Asteraceae. ''Artemisia capillaris'' is biennial or perennial herb, 30-80( ...

'' for that purpose. Its pollen can be allergenic.

Chemical constituents

# Capillarisin # Chlorogenic acid butyl ester # 6,7-Dimethylesculetin # Isosabandin # Magnolioside (isoscopoletin-β-D-glucopyranoside) # 7-Methoxycoumarin # 7-Methylesculetin # Sabandin A # Sabandin B #

Scoparone Scoparone is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C11H10O4. It is found in the Chinese herb '' Artemisia scoparia'' and has been studied for its potential pharmacological properties including immunosuppression Immunosuppressio ...

(6,7-dimethoxycoumarin) #

Scopoletin Scopoletin is a coumarin found in the root of plants in the genus '' Scopolia'' such as ''Scopolia carniolica'' and '' Scopolia japonica'', in chicory, in '' Artemisia scoparia'', in the roots and leaves of stinging nettle (''Urtica dioica''), in t ...

# β-Sitosterol # Capillin

References

scoparia Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine Plants described in 1801 Flora of Asia Flora of Europe Flora of Lebanon and Syria {{medicinal-plant-stub