Artemisia Annua Hydrolate

Product Description Artemisia Annua Hydrolate

Latin name: Artemisia Annua. Also known as Sweet Wormwood, Sweet Wormwood or Annual Mugwort. In English the plant is also called Sweet Annie.

Artemisia Annua is a camphor-scented plant with bright green, fine, fern-like leaves and inconspicuous small green-yellow flowers.

It is a native plant to China, where this powerful herb has been recommended in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2,000 years. Artemisia Annua is also mentioned in the current pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China because of its medicinal properties. In the meantime, this herb is also known in other countries, among other things because of the ingredient 'Artemisine'. It is valued in Africa and is part of the Buhner Protocol.

What is a hydrolate?

Hydrolates (or plant waters) contain a wealth of plant ingredients.

By means of steam, essential oil and hydrolate are extracted from the plant. During the distillation process, a water vapour is created with all the soluble components of the plant. When the water vapour has cooled and been collected, the distillation water consists of two parts. The largest part of the essential oil (fat-soluble) does not combine with the water and remains floating. The rest of the water is then the hydrolate (water part). The essential oil is skimmed off. What remains is the hydrolate.

Hydrolates are particularly suitable for sensitive people who cannot tolerate alcohol, for example, the elderly, pregnant women and children.

Artemisia Annua operation of hydrolate

Due to current legislation and its status as 'Novel Food' we are limited in providing information on the uses of this herb.

Our hydrolate is easy to use thanks to the cap with sprayer.

Novel Food

Green Vitality sells Artemisia annua explicitly not as a food, food supplement or herbal preparation. Artemisia annua is a Novel Food. This means that it is not permitted to sell it for internal use within the EU.

Please note: this product information cannot replace the advice of a doctor or therapist. Always consult your doctor or therapist if you are taking medication. This product is not a registered medicine but a herbal preparation. A food supplement may not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.