Wormwood, Cape
- Product number: 331850
- Origin: Africa
- Latin: Artemisia afra
In Africa, this is undoubtedly the oldest and best-known medicinal plant!
The Wild Wormwood Brandy is well-known for its calming and pain-relieving properties. Make tea from this plant for colds and flu (not for more than 7-10 consecutive days).
The extract is widely used against lice, for example, but its hallucinogenic properties require caution when smoking! Also discover the particularly ornamental qualities of this 1-2m high, finely veined, grey-green plant, which is no less impressive than A. annua (505500). An original hedge that smells wonderful when touched!
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Latin: Artemisia afra
Dutch: Alsem, Kaapse
Also known as: Wilde-Als-Brandy
English: African Wormwood, Mugwort, Wilde-als
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- Origin: Africa
- Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Artemisia afra
- Dutch: Wormwood, Cape
- Also known as: Wild-As-Brandy
- English: African Wormwood, Mugwort, Wilde-als
