Artemisia annua leaf cutting

This world-famous plant, also known as "The queen of plants", is a true masterpiece of nature.

It releases an incomparably aromatic, long-lasting fragrance, and with over 600 nourishing compounds it stands for the pure plant energy that amazed people in Asia 2000 years ago.

Yes, "sweet wormwood" and "Artemisia annua" refer to the same plant. Artemisia annua is the scientific name of the plant, which in German is often called "Einjähriger Beifuß", in English sweet wormwood and in Chinese Qinghao.

1. Use as a cosmetic raw material:
According to the CosIng database of the European Commission (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products), CAS No.: 84775-74-6 | EC No.: 283-903-4, Artemisia annua is listed as a versatile cosmetic ingredient. It has skin-conditioning properties, supports a well-groomed complexion, has antimicrobial properties, can counteract excessive sebum production and also contributes to perfuming thanks to its natural scent.

You can download the complete IFRA list for all other applications here.

2. Use as a chemical raw material:
In accordance with the CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and the C&L Inventory of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency).

3. Use as incense (traditional use):
When burned, the dried herb releases a slightly tart, sweetish-spicy scent that is described as clarifying and grounding.

Instructions:

• Use a fireproof bowl or an incense burner with sand or a clay base.
• Light a charcoal disc and let it glow through completely.
• Place a small amount of the cut leaves/leaf powder on the glowing charcoal.
• The rising smoke releases the aromatic properties.
• Air the room well after burning.

Note:
Not intended for consumption. Not a food.
As Artemisia annua is a purely natural product, there may be slight differences in appearance and scent.

Our Artemisia is harvested and packed exclusively by certified producers in Germany, in accordance with the highest quality standards.

Conventional harvesting in Europe mostly uses tractors, which leaves the finished product full of stems with no compounds. Our growers carefully strip the leaves by hand and then process them gently, in order to offer you a product of the highest possible quality and purity.

Unlike standard quality, which consists of machine-shredded plant parts and usually contains 80% stems with no compounds, our product is also far more concentrated.

Our variety of sweet wormwood can have up to 20 times higher levels of selected natural plant compounds, which makes it especially popular as an ingredient in high-quality natural cosmetics.

In addition, the plants usually have no flowers yet at harvest time in late autumn - a feature that makes this cultivar particularly allergy-friendly.

This “masterpiece from nature's green treasure chest” is available exclusively from us.

Guaranteeing Artemisia annua products with high quality standards involves a great deal of effort.

It is therefore hardly surprising that the price of high-quality products is adjusted accordingly, and that comparatively cheap products cannot possibly meet the same quality standards.

For example: a field worker in Germany earns around 100 times as much as a picker in north-east India. For the price we pay our German farmers for 1 kilo of produce, we could get 150 kilos of (brown) wild-type goods from Asia.

Sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) and common mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) are two remarkable plants from the daisy family (Asteraceae).

The leaves of sweet wormwood are finely pinnate, which gives them a delicate, graceful appearance. Their colour is deep green. The leaves of common mugwort are wider and larger.

The most important difference is that, unlike common mugwort, sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) contains a high proportion of secondary plant compounds. Neither of them is a food.

The only difference is that Artemisia annua or Moringa cut leaves are the dried leaves of the plant, whereas for Artemisia or Moringa leaf powder the same dried leaves are pulverised with a grinding machine.

Artemisia leaf powder is ideal as a cosmetic raw material, while Artemisia cut leaves are preferably used as incense.

There are no differences whatsoever in the compounds or components.

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Shipping normally runs smoothly, so you will have your parcel in your hands within 1-3 days.

Delivery time to other EU countries is usually five to ten days.

Outside the EU, delivery can take up to 3 weeks, depending on the destination.