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Properties of indhana - Artemisia absinthium Linn.

indhana :

indhana : Artemisia absinthium Linn. Rasa: Kashaya Tikta
Guna: Laghu Ruksha Teeskhsna
Veerya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Kaphahara Pittahara Vatahara

Wormwood essential oil has been widely used mainly for its neuroprotective , antifungal , antimicrobial , insecticidal, acaricidal , anthelmintic, antimalarial, hepatoprotective, and antidepressant proprieties. In addition, the herb is used to make a tea for helping pregnant women during pain of labor and in treating leukaemia and sclerosis . Moreover, the organic extract of this herb revealed toxic and antifeedant effect on Leptinotarsa decemlineata. It was always used as a drink in France called absinthe which caused dementia.

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