from Lolium perenne, Olea europaea, Artemisia vulgaris, Parietaria judaica and Platanus acerifolia.(Figure 1). Oral challenge test with raw cardoon produced pruritus in mouth and lips swelling 30 min after the ingestion whereas oral challenge with cooked cardoon did not produce any kind of symptomatology. We report a case of cardoon allergy confirmed by positive results in in vivo and in vitro ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Artemisinin isolated from Artemisia annua is the most potent antimalarial against chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. We previously reported that the ethanolic leaf extract of Artemisia vulgaris, an invasive weed and the only Artemisia species in Sri Lanka, possess both potent and safe antimalarial activity (in terms of antiparasitic properties) in a P. ...

A 29-year-old female, an aesthetician, developed occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by extracts of crude drugs. The results of 48-hour closed patch testing showed positive reactions to the moisturizing cream and oil that she used in her work. This cream and oil included Scutellraria Baicalensis, mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and Artemisia capillaris,Gardenia. The results of patch t...

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth leading cancer causing death worldwide. Currently research focuses on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of cancer, due to its resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Objective: The present study pertains to the use of Artemisia vulgaris as a source of anticancer agent. The methanolic extract of the leaves were tested in vitro against HepG2 (hepat...

The activity of an ethanolic rhizome extract of Artemisia vulgaris against hatching, mortality, host plant infectivity, and galling of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne megadora was investigated. The extract inhibited egg hatch (50% inhibition by 2.35mg/ml) and caused second-stage juvenile mortality (50% lethality at 12 hours' exposure to 55.67 mg/ml), both in a dose-dependent manner. Nematode...

Acupuncture is performed by inserting special hair-thin needles into the skin at specific sites, known as acupuncture points, for desired therapeutic and preventive purposes. Acupuncture is called “Jin Jiao” in Chinese. It consists with the practice of “acupuncture” and “moxibustion.” Moxibustion, warming sensation of moxa (artemisia vulgaris) over the acupuncture points, can be also used for t...