Sweet Wormwood Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses

Sweet wormwood is the Artemisia annua species of plant, also known as sweet sagewort or sweet annie. Native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Sweet wormwood is widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.^1,2 

Sweet Wormwood Health Uses and Health Benefits

Sweet wormwood is named as such because of its primary use in being a natural “worm” remedy. One of the main health benefits of sweet wormwood is as an anti-parasitic treatment for killing intestinal worms and parasites. It’s also used as an anti-malarial treatment for people who have become resistant to malaria drugs. Research has found that compounds in sweet wormwood are also effective in stopping cancer cells from multiplying in lab tests.^1,2,3

References

1. https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Artemisia+annua
2. https://draxe.com/wormwood/
3. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/artemisia-annua