Botanical name: (Artemisia absinthium)
Also known as: Absintium
Native to Europe, wormwood was called absintium by the Romans, what means 'bitter'. Wormwood leave's primary uses is to stimulate the gallbladder, help prevent and release stones, and to adjust digestive malfunctions. It also increases bile secretion and is useful in expelling intestinal worms. It is taken in small doses and sipped, the intensely bitter taste playing an important part in its therapeutic effect. In the past, wormwood was one of the main flavorings of vermouth (whose name derives from the German for wormwood).
Aromatic bitter, stimulates secretion of bile, anti—inflammatory, eliminates worms, and eases stomach pains, mild antidepressant. Because it is a digestive tonic, wormwood increases bile secretion when it is administrated as infusion. If it is administrated as powder it helps the human body reduces fever.
Infusion is also good against belly worms and oxiuris. For intestinal worms, the wormwood tincture is recommended to be administrated in 9 days long cures. The bitter compounds and volatile oil components have an excitant action over gastric secretion, they are anti—inflammatory and anthelmintic. Wormwood increase diuresis and can be used as a laxative.
Internally, wormwood is recommended for the treatment of liver insufficiency, kidney oedema, anemia and absence of the menstrual cycle. It is also good for anxiety and gout and it is generally good for all the diseases that involve the retention of water in tissues.
Wormwood is a good cicatrizing. The infusion can be used to treat ulcerations and the oil can be applied on wounds.
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