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 **Other Uses**
+Repellent; Strewing.
+The fresh or dried shoots are said to repel insects and mice, they have been laid amongst clothing to repel moths and have also been used as a strewing herb. An infusion of the plant is said to discourage slugs and insects. The plant contains substances called sesquiterpene lactones, these are strongly insecticidal. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Artemisia+absinthum