ARTEMISIA SANTONICA. 
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placed in unilateral racemes, are oblong, drooping, and of a yellow 
colour ; the calyx is composed of many roundish scales, the outer 
ones of which are woolly ; the florets, in their structure resemble 
those of the Absinthium ; the receptacle is naked. 
Qualities, Medical Properties and Uses. The sensible 
qualities of this plant resemble (though much less powerful) those of 
common wormwood ; and as its virtues depend upon these qualities, 
it must be considered a medicine of little efficacy. Sea worm- 
wood in its taste is more aromatic, and its bitter quality less nau- 
seous than common wormwood ; as such, where a slight tonic is 
indicated, it may often supply the place of the latter. 
Off. The Tops. 
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ARTEMISIA SANTONICA. 
Tartarian Southernwood, 
Procumbent before flowering. 
Spec. Char. Stem Leaves pinnate, linear, multifid. Branches 
undivided. Spikes 1-ranked, reflexed. Flowers composed 
of five florets. 
This species of Artemisia is a hardy perennial shrub, flowering 
from September to November. It is a native of Siberia, Tartary and 
Persia, and was cultivated in England previous to 1768. 
The stem rises to the height of two or more feet, erect, and 
branched; both stem and branches are somewhat hoary; the flowers 
terminate the stem and branches in spikes or racemes, and stand 
upon short footstalks ; the flowers are of a brownish yellow colour, 
and in their structure resemble those of the common wormwood ; the 
receptacle is naked. 
The seeds of this plant (the officinal part) are imported from the 
Levant, and sold under the name of worm-seed; these seeds are 
usually mixed with bits of stalk and the scales of the calyxes; they 
are also often adulterated with the seeds of other plants. The 
genuine seeds are small, smooth, oblong, and of a greenish yellow 
colour, and are said to be not only the produce of the Artemisia San- 
