Wormwood
Common name
Wormwood
ID
HD0292
Scientific name of the plant
Artemisia absinthium L.
Anatomical part for use
N/A
Human use
Loss of appetite,Gastrointestinal disorders
Summary
Artemisia absinthium (wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, mugwort, wermout, wermud, wormit, wormod) is a moderately poisonous species of Artemisia native to temperate regions of Eurasia and Northern Africa and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe as well as some other alcoholic beverages.
Evidence Level
Level 0 (No convinced report of liver injury caused by herbal and dietary supplement)
Hepatotoxicity Description
N/A
Uses
It is an ingredient in the spirit absinthe, and is used for flavouring in some other spirits and wines, including bitters, bäsk, vermouth and pelinkovac. As medicine, it is used for dyspepsia, as a bitter to counteract poor appetite, for various infectious diseases, Crohn's disease, and IgA nephropathy.In the Middle Ages, wormwood was used to spice mead, and in Morocco it is used with tea, called sheeba.Wormwood was traditionally relatively common as a bittering spice in farmhouse brewing in Denmark, and to some extent Estonia. In 18th century England, wormwood was sometimes used instead of hops in beer.Wormwood clippings and cuttings are added to chicken nesting boxes to repel lice, mites and fleas. (Source: Wiki)
Common name
Wormwood
ID
HD0292
Scientific name of the plant
Artemisia absinthium L.
Anatomical part for use
N/A
Human use
Loss of appetite,Gastrointestinal disorders
Summary
Artemisia absinthium (wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, mugwort, wermout, wermud, wormit, wormod) is a moderately poisonous species of Artemisia native to temperate regions of Eurasia and Northern Africa and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe as well as some other alcoholic beverages.
Evidence Level
Level 0 (No convinced report of liver injury caused by herbal and dietary supplement)
Hepatotoxicity Description
N/A
Uses
It is an ingredient in the spirit absinthe, and is used for flavouring in some other spirits and wines, including bitters, bäsk, vermouth and pelinkovac. As medicine, it is used for dyspepsia, as a bitter to counteract poor appetite, for various infectious diseases, Crohn's disease, and IgA nephropathy.In the Middle Ages, wormwood was used to spice mead, and in Morocco it is used with tea, called sheeba.Wormwood was traditionally relatively common as a bittering spice in farmhouse brewing in Denmark, and to some extent Estonia. In 18th century England, wormwood was sometimes used instead of hops in beer.Wormwood clippings and cuttings are added to chicken nesting boxes to repel lice, mites and fleas. (Source: Wiki)