In Greek mythology she was a sister of Apollo, daughter of Zeus and Leto, who was characterized by being free and vindictive. Goddess of hunting and animals. It is the common name of several medicinal plants. One of them is the Artemisia vulgaris, also known as artemega, scintid, yuyo chrysanthemum, St. John's wort and madra. It belongs to the family Asteraceae. Others also so named are of the same genus Artemisia (and family Asteraceae) and are also medicinal. An example is millennial or bravious parsley, also called bastard artemis. Its scientific name is Achillea millefolium . Another is Chinese wormwood or sweet wormwood, which some call Chinese Artemis. Its scientific name is Artemisia annua.
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