Artemisia absinthium and wormwood are one kind.

Artemisia, Artemisia absinthium, Mugwort are all the same kind of plant, there is no difference in the broad sense, but Artemisia absinthium and Mugwort more refers to the whole plant, including roots, stems, leaves and other parts, only because of the different regions, was called different names, strictly speaking, Aiye is more pointed to Mugwort alone leaf part, and does not include the rhizome.

Only because of the different habits of the region, there will be a variety of calls, this plant belongs to the family of Asteraceae, Artemisia, perennial herbs or shrubby, with a strong aroma, wide distribution, in addition to extremely arid, cold areas, almost throughout the country.

Morphological characteristics of mugwort:

Perennial herb, underground rhizome with many branches. Plant height 45 ~ 120cm, stem erect, rounded angular, covered with gray-white soft hairs, stems from the middle and above with branches, lower stem leaves withered at flowering; middle leaves irregularly alternate, short-petiolate; leaf blade ovate-elliptic, pinnately parted.

Basal lobes often forming pseudostipules, lobes elliptic to lanceolate, margins coarsely serrate, adaxially dark green with sparse white soft hairs, abaxially gray-green with gray tomentum; distal leaves sessile, apical leaves entire, lanceolate or striate-lanceolate.