Wormwood has bitter, carminative, antimicrobial and vermifuge properties. It is mainly used to expel parasites.
Wormwood is a perennial woody plant native to Europe, southern Siberia, Kashmir and the Mediterranean. It is a remarkably large, satiny, velvety plant within the medicinal landscape.
Wormwood has bitter, carminative, antimicrobial and anthelmintic properties. Traditionally, wormwood has been used for a range of conditions, most of which have been demonstrated by scientific analysis of the herb. It is mainly used as a bitter, and therefore has the effect of stimulating and invigorating the entire digestive process.
Wormwood's aromatic oil contains the toxins thujone and isothujone. Small quantities of this oil are present in wormwood tea or tinctures. Although the oil destroys several types of worm, it can cause damage to the human nervous system in excessive quantities. Powerful bitters, called absinthin and anabsinthin, are also present in the plant and are known to stimulate digestive functions.
