▁botan ical ▁symbol ▁of ▁Saint ▁Nin ian . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁locally ▁around ▁Wh ith orn ▁in ▁south west ▁Scotland ▁as ▁apple - ring y ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁sc ent . ▁ ▁The ▁flow ering ▁to ps ▁and ▁young ▁sho ots ▁are ▁used , ▁collected ▁and ▁d ried ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁W orm wood . ▁The ▁plant ▁poss esses ▁the ▁same ▁properties ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁W orm wood s ▁but ▁is ▁less ▁powerful . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁bitter ▁t onic ▁and ▁a rom atic . ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁now ▁employed ▁in ▁regular ▁medical ▁practice , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁by ▁country ▁people ▁for ▁inter mitt ent ▁fe ver , ▁and ▁for ▁various ▁other ▁medic inal ▁purposes ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁true ▁W orm wood . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁ses qu iter pen oid ▁s anton in . ▁ ▁Thor nt on , ▁in ▁his ▁Family ▁Her bal , ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁"' be at ▁up ▁with ▁thr ice ▁its ▁weight ▁of ▁fine ▁sugar , ▁it ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁into ▁a ▁con serve ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁College , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁taken ▁where ▁the ▁other ▁prepar ations ▁dis g ust ▁too ▁much ." ▁ ▁It ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁t onic ▁and ▁is ▁good ▁in ▁w orm ▁cases , ▁and ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁botan ist ▁Nicholas ▁C ul pe per ▁gives ▁the ▁following ▁uses ▁for ▁it : ▁" Bo iling ▁water ▁pou red ▁upon ▁it ▁produces ▁an ▁excellent ▁st om ach ic ▁inf