Synonym(s)
Worm seeds; Wormwood
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In Central America and southern North America native herbaceous plant from which by steam distillation the oleum Chenopodii anthelminticum, the American worm seed oil was obtained, a bitter, toxic liquid which was formerly used against hookworms and flushworms. The oil contains ascaridol, terpinene, limonene and camphor.