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1 Artemisia absinthium, wormwood (a garden in Yorkshire, May).
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... The remains also contained a large quantity of desiccated inflorescences of flowering plants that most probably belong to Artemisia absinthium L., commonly known as absinthe or wormwood, of the Compositae family (Fig. 6, A). This is a hardy perennial sub-shrub, native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa and often cultivated in gardens (Tobyn et al., 2011). Its essential oil, which is mainly composed of β-pinene, α-pinene, camphor, and 1,8-cineole, has diverse applications and is known for antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, food flavoring, and insect repellent properties (Anwar et al., 2016). ...
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