Botanical name: Artemisia absinthium
Other name: sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort or annual wormwood
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is an herb employed in the production of alcoholic beverages such as vermouth and absinthe. Notably, its oil contains the chemical thujone, which has the potential to be poisonous. The presence of thujone in wormwood oil stimulates the central nervous system and may lead to seizures and other adverse effects.
Medicinal Uses:
- Loss of appetite
- Indigestion
- Gallbladder disorders
- Wounds
- Insect bites
- Worm infestations
- Low sexual desire
- Spasms
- Increasing sweating
- Other conditions
