New Evidence for Artemisia absinthium L. Application in Gastrointestinal Ailments: Ethnopharmacology, Antimicrobial Capacity, Cytotoxicity, and Phenolic Profile

Table 1

Ethnomedicinal use of wormwood in Serbia, collected data in the field.

Gender		Age group		Education
Male	38 (32.48%)	20–40	15 (12.82%)	Primary	14 (11.96%)
Female	79 (67.52%)	40–60	67 (57.26%)	Secondary	56 (47.86%)
		60–80	35 (29.91%)	High	47 (40.17%)
Total informants	117
Ethnomedicinal use	Citation for particular use	Plant part used (number of reports)	Preparation methods	Fidelity level (%)
No medicinal use	29	—	—	—
Aperitif, appetizer	46	24–leaves	Alcoholic solution	52.27
		22–herb
Gastrointestinal disorders	35	35–herb	Alcoholic solution; boiled as tea	39.77
Wound healing	24	11–leaves	Direct application of plant parts on wounded skin; lard coating with dry flowers	27.27
		10–herb
		3–flowers
Coughs	21	21–herb	Tea; alcoholic solution	23.86
Improvement of memory	7	6–roots	Alcoholic solution; chewing	7.95
		1–herb
Preventive	5	5–herb	Tea	5.68