Artemisia Annua Oil

#### Artemisia Annua. An essential oil is distilled from the whole over- ground parts of wild growing and cultivated **Artemisia**** ****Annua**** **plants in Yugoslavia. The plant is harvested just before the flower-buds open when the essential oil content is at its maximum. The oil is pale yellow to greenish yellow, and has a pleasant, almost balsamic-sweet, somewhat spicy odor. There is some similarity to the odor of basil oil with a fresh-green foliage note. Oil of **Artemisia Annua **is used locally in the soap industry and for cosmetic preparations in the perfuming of these products. The yield by steam distillation of this plant is much higher than the yield of oil from other artemisia species. Accordingly, this is one of the most inexpensive artemisia oils. Apparently, the oil of **Artemisia**** ****Annua**** **is not regularly available outside of its country of origin.