Artemisia scoparia

Artemisia scoparia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. scoparia
Binomial name
Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. 1802 not Maxim. 1859[1]
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy Artemisia capillaris Miq. Artemisia capillaris var. scoparia (Waldst. & Kit.) Pamp. Artemisia elegans Roxb. 1814 not Salisb. 1796 Artemisia gracilis L'Hér. ex DC. Artemisia hallaisanensis var. formosana Pamp. Artemisia kohatica Klatt Artemisia piperita Pall. ex Ledeb. Artemisia sachaliensis Tilesius ex Besser Artemisia scoparioides Grossh. Artemisia trichophylla Wall. ex DC. Draconia capillaris (Thunb.) Soják Draconia scoparia (Waldst. & Kit.) Soják Oligosporus scoparius (Waldst. & Kit.) Less.

Artemisia scoparia is a Eurasian species in the genus Artemisia, in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Eurasia from France to Japan, including China, India, Russia, Germany, Poland, central + southwest Asia, etc.^[3][4]

The English common name of Artemisia scoparia is redstem wormwood. In Mandarin Chinese it is known as yīn chén (Traditional: 茵陳) and it is an important traditional Chinese medicine, and is considered interchangeable with Artemisia capillaris for that purpose. Its pollen can be allergenic.^[5]

Chemical constituents

1. Capillarisin ^[6]
2. Chlorogenic acid butyl ester
3. 6,7-Dimethylesculetin
4. Isosabandin
5. Magnolioside (isoscopoletin-β-D-glucopyranoside)
6. 7-Methoxycoumarin
7. 7-Methylesculetin
8. Sabandin A^[7]
9. Sabandin B
10. Scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycoumarin) ^[8]
11. Scopoletin
12. β-Sitosterol

References

1. Tropicos search for Artemisia scoparia
2. The Plant List Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kitam.
3. Flora of China, 猪毛蒿 zhu mao hao, Artemisia scoparia Waldstein & Kitaibel, Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 66. 1802.
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio scopario, Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. includes photos and European distribution map
5. Jaggi KS, Gangal SV (Oct 1987). "Isolation and identification of pollen allergens of Artemisia scoparia". J Allergy Clin Immunol. 80 (4): 569–72. doi:10.1016/0091-6749(87)90008-X. PMID 3668120.
6. "Chemical Study on Artemisia scoparia". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
7. Ali MS, Jahangir M, Saleem M (January 2003). "Structural distinction between sabandins A and B from Artemisia scoparia waldst. (Asteraceae)". Nat. Prod. Res. 17 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1080/10575630290020640. PMID 12674134.
8. Hoult JR, Payá M (June 1996). "Pharmacological and biochemical actions of simple coumarins: natural products with therapeutic potential". Gen. Pharmacol. 27 (4): 713–22. doi:10.1016/0306-3623(95)02112-4. PMID 8853310.