ARTEMISIA OIL

Mugwort is distributed throughout Nepal within the altitude of 300m to 2500m. It is a very common plant growing on nitrogenous soils, like weedy and uncultivated areas, such as waste places and roadside. It is a tall herbaceous perennial plant growing 1-2m with a woody root. The leaves are aromatic, 5-20cm long, dark green, pinnate, alternate, with dense white tomentose hairs on the underside. The erect stem often has a red-purplish tinge. Inconspicuous flowers occur in clusters at the top of the plants. Individual heads are 2.5-3 mm wide and appears on short stalks. It flowers from July to September.