Artemisia afra, named after the Greek goddess Artemis, is the one of the most employed herbs for medicine in Southern Africa. It is known for healing coughs, colds, headaches, chills, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, gastric derangements, colic, croup, whooping-cough, gout, asthma, malaria, diabetes, bladder and kidney disorders, influenza, convulsions, fever, heart inflammation, and rheumatism (Liu et al., 2008).
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Peppermint and Spearmint: Similar Yet Different
Peppermint and Spearmint are aromatherapeutic, anti-spasmodic, sedative, and carminative herbs. However, Peppermint has a stronger effect…