Organic Wormwood Herb 50g
Artemisia absinthium, otherwise known as common wormwood
Description
WORMWOOD HERB DRIED, ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM, ALWAYS FRESHLY CHOPPED, HIGHLY AROMATIC
Artemisia absinthium (wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood) is a species of Artemisia native to temperate regions of Eurasia and Northern Africa and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States.
It grows naturally on uncultivated arid ground, on rocky slopes, and at the edge of footpaths and fields. Although once relatively common, it is becoming increasingly rare in the UK where it has recently been suggested that it is an archaeophyte rather than a true native.
The above-ground plant parts and oil are used for medicine. Wormwood is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms. Wormwood is also used to against fever, liver disease, depression, muscle pain, memory loss and worm infections. Wormwood oil is also used for digestive disorders, to increase sexual desire, and to stimulate the imagination.
In the Middle Ages, wormwood was used to spice mead, and in Morocco it is used with tea, called sheeba. In 18th century England, wormwood was sometimes used instead of hops in beer.
Did you know:
Wormwood oil is an ingredient in the spirit “Absinthe”, Absinthe was popularized by famous artists and writers such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Manet, van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway, and Oscar Wilde.
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Wormwood is one of the bitterest herbs known and provides the bitter flavor in vermouth. Its essential oil contains thujone as a major constituent; thujone is harmful in large amounts. Wormwood is used in closet and drawer sachets, as a bitter aromatic and as an ingredient in liniments.
Origin Bulgaria
Botanical Name Artemisia Absinthium L.
