The leaves have a strong and pleasant aromatic smell. It is used in medicine, cattle grazing, when dried is it classified as a spice. The whole plant is used except for its roots and the active substances in the wormwood is the oil and the Santonin substance available in it, which is effective in treating worms in the stomach. It also treats phlegm, hiccups, and colic, when boiled it treats fevers, when soaked it reduces diabetes. The ashes are mixed with any fat to treat alopecia areata and lichen plants, wormwood leaves are used as incense, which is burned in homes to cleanse them of unpleasant odors and to expel vermin, snakes, and insects. It must be taken into account not to overuse it because of the toxic effects of Santonin if it is used frequently, or continuously.