Artemisia Annua Extract Powder

Artemisia annua, the annual sweet wormwood, is cut as a leafy aerial herb, and its tops alone supply this extract. The herb is extracted in water, concentrated and dried to a light brown powder. Roots and woody lower stems are not part of the material.

This artemisia annua extract is a 10:1 ratio extract and carries no marker assay. The 80 mesh powder disperses in water. Because the extraction solvent is water, it is not an artemisinin product, and no constituent percentage is stated.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0183 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Gummies & Chews, Leaf & Herb, Plant Extracts, Sweet Wormwood, Water Extracted

Artemisia annua Aerial Parts Source & Identity

The botanical entity is Artemisia annua L., a fragrant annual of the daisy family, Asteraceae, native to temperate Asia and now grown widely. The part used is the aerial herb, meaning leaves and flowering tops. Roots are not included in this artemisia annua extract.

Two relatives are easy to confuse with it. Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, and A. vulgaris, mugwort, are perennials with different aromas and different constituent profiles. The annual habit and finely divided leaves help to tell A. annua apart.

The herb carries sesquiterpene lactones including artemisinin, together with flavonoids, coumarins and a volatile oil.

Artemisia Annua Extract vs Herb Powder

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Artemisia Annua Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried aerial herb of A. annua	A dispersible powder is needed without fibre or volatile oil
Sweet Wormwood Herb Powder	Dried, milled aerial herb of the same plant, no extraction	Whole-herb fibre and aroma are wanted

The 10:1 ratio measures herb going into the extract. It is not an artemisinin assay, and it should not be read as one: artemisinin dissolves poorly in water, so a water extraction does not concentrate it. A brief that names artemisinin needs a different extraction and a different specification.

Choosing between the two rows is a choice of form. The extract is a finer, drier ingredient for dispersion in water, while the herb powder keeps the plant’s fibre and most of its aroma.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Artemisia annua
Plant Part	Leaf & Herb
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Sweet Wormwood, Annual Wormwood
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Light Brown powder
Solubility / Dispersibility	Water Dispersible
Quality Parameters
Moisture (LOD)	≤5.0%
Total Ash	≤5.0%
Particle Size	80 mesh
Heavy Metals	Lead ≤2 ppm · Arsenic ≤1 ppm · Cadmium ≤1 ppm · Mercury ≤0.1 ppm
Microbiology	TPC ≤1,000 cfu/g · Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g · E. coli Negative · Salmonella Negative/25 g
Shelf Life	24 months in unopened original packaging, cool and dry storage

Application Areas

Capsules for a Bitter Herbal Extract

Sweet wormwood has a pronounced bitter, camphor-like character, and capsules keep it away from the tongue. Fill artemisia annua extract after checking flow at 80 mesh, and add a glidant only when the powder bridges. Avoid exposing the open hopper to humid air for long.

Tablets with Coating

A film coat is the practical way to hide the bitterness of a herb extract in a tablet. Use a dry binder, a late-added lubricant and a coating that tolerates a brown core. Test disintegration after storage, since extract tablets slow down as they dry.

Tea-Style Instant Sticks

The powder disperses in hot water to a brown, slightly turbid cup, which suits tea-style products better than clear flavoured water. Blend artemisia annua extract with a roasted, citrus or mint flavour to balance the herbal bitterness, and taste at the planned dose.

Dry Blends for Drink Powders

In drink powders, sieve the extract together with a sugar or fibre carrier before the mixer, so the brown colour is spread evenly. A buffered carrier is unnecessary because the extract has no marker that depends on pH.

Bar and Gummy Dry Premixes

Bars and gummies take the extract through a dry premix with part of the sugar or protein. The bitter note of artemisia annua extract carries into the finished bar, so pair it with cocoa, ginger or citrus and add it at the lowest dose that meets the brief.

Formulation Notes

Artemisia annua extract is a light brown powder with a weak herbal aroma. Most of the volatile oil that gives the fresh herb its camphor-like smell stays behind with the spent herb during water extraction, so the dried extract is milder in odour than the herb powder. The taste remains bitter, a trait that should be taken into account for any unflavoured application.

Disperse the powder into water under agitation, or wet it first with a small volume of liquid, to avoid clumps that do not redisperse. In dry mixes, pre-blend with a portion of the carrier. Opened drums go back into storage with the liner tied or clipped shut, away from humid corners.

Phenolic parts of the herb react with iron, so use low-iron water for dispersion trials and avoid scratched steel. Check colour and clarity in the real base before the dose is fixed, and keep finished drinks in opaque packs because plant pigments dull in light.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

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Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

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