Artemisia Absinthium Extract

The Basics On Artemisia Absinthium Extract

What is Artemisia Absinthium Extract?

Extract from wormwood.

What are other names for Artemisia Absinthium Extract?

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM, ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM (MUGWORT) EXTRACT, EXTRACT OF ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM, EXTRACT OF MUGWORT, MUGWORT (ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM) EXTRACT, and MUGWORT EXTRACT

What is Artemisia Absinthium Extract used for?

How Artemisia Absinthium Extract is classified

Plant Extracts

Recommendations for using Artemisia Absinthium Extract during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Limited data suggests no known risk

 

Artemisia Absinthium Extract During Pregnancy

What we know about using Artemisia Absinthium Extract while pregnant or breastfeeding

Limited information available.

Herbal substance/Herbal preparations Antifertility studies were carried out in Wistar albino rats of proven fertility. Antifertility activity of an ethanolic dry extract (50% EtOH) of leaves of A. absinthium was assessed in terms of anti-ovulatory, anti-implantation or abortifacient effects in comparison with vehicle treated controls. No effects on Assessment report on Artemisia absinthium L., herba EMA/HMPC/751484/2016 Page 22/34 ovulation (no influence of the di-oestrus or oestrus phase of cycle) were seen after treatment of female rats for 10 days. Pregnant female rats were treated with the dry extract from days 1 to 7 of pregnancy. On day 10 the numbers of implantation sites in each animal were recorded. Only 2 out of 6 rats became pregnant and the numbers of born pups per rat were reduced in comparison to the control. Furthermore pregnant female rats were treated with the dry extract from days 11 to 13 of pregnancy. All the animals were examined for vaginal bleeding on days 12 to 16 and on day 20; they were killed and the numbers of live and dead foetuses were noted. A. absinthium (200 mg/kg) significantly reduced the sites of implantations (2 out of 6 rats became pregnant) and the numbers of born pups per rat were reduced in comparison to controls (Rao et al., 1987). There are no data available on reproductive and developmental studies for aqueous preparations of A. absinthium. Isolated compounds Thujone Studies on primary cultures of chick embryo liver cells indicate that thujone is porphyrogenic, leading to accumulation of copro- and protoporphyrins. It induces 5-aminolaevulinic acid synthase in this test system (Bonkovsky et al., 1992). Reproductive toxicity studies have not been performed.

General safety info about Artemisia Absinthium Extract from CIR

No report found.

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