| Family |
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name |
Artemisia capillaris Thunberg |
| Synonyms |
Artemisia capillaris Thunberg var. arbuscula Miquel; Artemisia capillaris Thunberg var. sericea Nakai; Oligosporus capillaris (Thunberg) Poljakov |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kawara yomogi (カワラヨモギ, 河原蓬 [meaning: riverbed mugwort]) |
| (English common name) capillary artemisia, redstem wormwood |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Philippines, India,
Pakistan, Afganistan |
| Habitat |
Beach, riverbed |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18, 19, 20 |
| Description |
Leaves 1.5-3.8cm long, petioles ca. 2-3cm long (leaves of scapes: 1.5-9cm
long, 1-7cm wide). Scapes 30-100cm tall. Flowers pedicels 1-2mm long, involucres
1.5-2mm long, 1.5-2mm wide, flowering in August to September. Fruits 0.8mm
long. Perennial plants or subshrub. |
| Reference |
Artemisia capillaris Thunb. |
| Artemisia capillaris Thunb. |
| Whether or not Artemisia scoparia really occurs in Japan is problematical |
| Herbal compositions for hepatic disorders (US Patent 6126942/2000) |
| Composition for treating diseased liver (US Patent 7150886/2006) |
| Alcohol-fermented food or pharmaceutical composition for prevention of obesity and process for preparation thereof (US Patent 7135199/2006) |
| Method for detecting proteins under mutual interaction (US Patent 7122382/2006) |
| Herbal composition for treatment of digestive and urinary disorders (US Patent 7300676/2007) |
| Cleansing compositions comprising a liquid silicone and ester mixture (US Patent 7262158/2007) |
| Functional food composition having effects of relieving alcohol-induced hangover symptoms and improving liver function (US Patent 7234931/2007) |
| Stabilized ascorbic acid derivatives (US Patent 7223775/2007) |
| Compositions containing sucralose and application thereof (US Patent 7229658/2007) |
| Composition for promoting growth of animal comprising extracts of Artemisia capillaris Thunberg, Acanthopanax and garlic and feed composition for promoting growth comprising the composition (WO Patent WO/2006/006768/2005) |
| A composition comprising the extract of combined herbs for preventing and treating liver disease (WIPO Patent WO/2008/075888) |
| Note |
Some authors may argue that Artemisia scoparia Waldstein & Kittredge is a synonym of Artemisia capillaris Thunberg. |
