Aurone
See also: Vervain lemongrass
The aurone ( Artemisia abrotanum L.) is a long-lived Plante of the family of the Astéracées, cultivated like plants condiment and decorative.
Common noun: aurone, male lemongrass, aurone, abrotone, armoise lemongrass, lemongrass wardrobe, arquebus. of: Eberraute, in: slovenwood, southern wormwood, be: abrótano macho .
Description
Sub-shrub with herbaceous stems, long-lived, with semi-persistent sheets and drawn up port which can reach 1 m to 1,3 m in height.The Sheet S, alternate, null and void, fine, 5 cm length are very divided into thin straps, of color bluish green, hairy lower part, glabrous tops and contain a essential Huile, Coumarine S, a Alcaloïde, Tanin S.
Fleur S yellows, appearing in August, very tubes some, joined together in very small flowerheads, whose Involucre includes/understands many Bractée S small laid out on several rows. The external flowers have a Corolle with three teeth and are only lées Pistil. The flowerheads themselves are joined together in Panicule S dense, leaning.
Distribution
This species is originating in the basin the Mediterranean N, perhaps in Turkey. It is largely cultivated and naturalized in the moderate areas.
Culture
Prefer a fresh ground, drained well. Multiplication by division of tufts in spring, or possibly by Propagation by cutting. At each spring, it is advisable to fold back the tufts to cause pushes back it sheets.
Use
The fresh sheets, with the citronné taste, can be used to aromatize the fatty salads, meats, the vinegar, sauces, the cakes or to prepare roast meats - as ox or the pig - and fish, in particular the eel.Known to be Vermifuge, one took it out of infusion to expel the Tapeworm. Formerly, one also used it like Insecticide and one made of them small dried bouquets which pushed back the Insecte S, Puceron S and Mite S.
It was also used as stimulant, tonic and astringent. It is diuretic, diaphoretic, stomachic, healing.
It is supposed to help to fight against tiredness and the infections. One recommended it against the gastric colds and pains. It has properties emménagogues and was used not only to regularize the menstrual cycle and to decrease the pains due to the rules, but also to stop the not desired pregnancies. This plant was already quoted with the Moyen-âge, in the Capitulaire De Villis, among the recommended vegetables.
In the Dauphine one, it is always used like the Genépi to make a liquor. It is called ARQUEBUS.
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