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Be it '''mugwort''' (nicknamed herbe sainte) or '''wormwood''' (surnommée mater herbarum), ''Artemisia'' species have played a great role in pharmacopoeiea from Antiquity to modern days. In contrary, '''genépis''' have been known by botanists only since the 16th century. We present as a test some data on nomenclature, links to websites of scientific level and sources from pharmacopoeias (Cazin, Grieve) and historical dictionaries.
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Be it '''mugwort''' (nicknamed ''herbe sainte'') or '''wormwood''' (nicknamed ''mater herbarum'', mother of herbs), ''Artemisia'' species have played a great role in pharmacopoeiea from Antiquity to modern days. In contrary, '''genépis''' have been known by botanists only since the 16th century. We present as a test some data on nomenclature, links to websites of scientific level and sources from pharmacopoeias (Cazin, Grieve) and historical dictionaries.
  
 
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[[Category:Plant of the month]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 11 July 2012

The plant of the month: Artemisia

mugwort

Be it mugwort (nicknamed herbe sainte) or wormwood (nicknamed mater herbarum, mother of herbs), Artemisia species have played a great role in pharmacopoeiea from Antiquity to modern days. In contrary, genépis have been known by botanists only since the 16th century. We present as a test some data on nomenclature, links to websites of scientific level and sources from pharmacopoeias (Cazin, Grieve) and historical dictionaries.

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Michel Chauvet

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