Ching laibak-ngou
| Scientific Name | |
| Group : | Angiosperm (Dicotyledon) |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Genus : | Artemisia |
| Species : | maritima Linn. |
| Common Name | |
| English Name : | Worm seed |
| Hindi Name : | Kirmala |
| Manipuri Name : | Ching laibak-ngou |
| Other Details | |
| Habit : | Hispid undershrub |
| Parts Use : | Whole plant |
| Preparation : | Fresh leaf crushed with water for paste. Leaves soaked in water for infusion. Bark crushed for decoction. |
| Mode of use : | Decoction, Fresh |
| Ingredients : | Plant contains santonin, b-santonin, pseudosantonin and a bitter principle artemisin. The yellowish essential oil contain a-and b-pinens, comphene, cineol and a-terpineol. A new guaianolide – jeiranbatanolide, shonachalin A, shonachalin B, shonachalin C and shonachalin D were isolated from the arial parts of the plant. |
| Ailment Treated : | Leaf is used as a ingredient in local hair lotion. Leaf/ shoot paste is applied against muscular sprain. Leaf extract is used in acute stomach pain. Leaf infusion is used in intermittent fevers. Bark is antiseptic. Bark decoction is taken as a febrifuge. |
| Source : | Wild and very common in foot hills. |
Ching laibak-ngou
Ching laibak-ngou