Plant Name
Artemisia baldshuanica Krasch. & Zaprjag.
Botanical Info
Subshrub, 60-100cm heigh
Geography:
Indigenous to Central Asia. It grows in Uzbekistan in the foothills of the Nuratin, Turkestan, Zarafshan, and Gissar Ranges. It is found on the rubbly slopes in the lower-and mid mountain zones.
Chemical Content
In the essential oil(0.18—0.36 %) were identified alpha-pinene, beta-pinene -about 60%, tujilic alcohol 16% , tujilacetate, tujilvalerate. In the benzene extract the main constituents were (in%) the hydrocarbons 5,5-dimethyl-l-ethyl-l,3-cyclopentadiene (24.41), tetratriacontane (2.48), and nonacosane (2.23); the monoterpenoids 1,8-cineol (23.59), alpha-thujone (6.50), beta-thujone (5.53), and camphor (4.76); the sesquiterpenoid chrysanthenone (11.80); and the sesquiterpene lactone ambrosine (4.54). Alkaloids
Traditional Use and Activity
Leaves juice has anthelminthic properties. Tetraacontane, nonacosane, and 1-eicosanol are specific attractants for pollinating insects, whereas the volatile monoterpcnoids a- and beta -thujone, camphor, and 1,8-cineol are active inhibitors of seed growth and the growth of sprouts of surrounding annual plants.