Usefulness Of Artemisia Absinthium
Artemisia Absinthiumis the botanical and Latin name for the plant Common Wormwood. The name “Artemisia” was kept from the name of the Greek Goddess Artemis. Artemis is known as the goddess of forests and hills, of the hunt and also as a protector of children. A relation was assumed between Artemis and the moon. According to the people’s thought the Latin word “Absinthium” came from the Ancient Greek meaning “without sweetness”.
The Common Wormwood plant generally grows in rocky areas and on arid ground in Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean. It started developing in parts of North America after expanding from people’s gardens. Common wormwood or Artemisia Absinthium is also popular as green ginger, grande wormwood and armoise.
The silver gray leaves and tiny yellow flowers are attraction of wormwood plants. Wormwood oil is produced in tiny glands on the leaves. Tarragon, sagebrush, sweet wormwood, Levant wormwood, silver king artemisia, Roman wormwood and southernwood are also members of the Artemisia group. The Artemisia plants belongs to the Aster plant family.
A lots of medical uses are there of wormwood since ancient times
– A woman can feel relieved during labor pains.
– To counterbalance the poisoning from toadstools and hemlock.
– As an antiseptic.
– To ease digestive problems and to stimulate digestion. Wormwood may be helpful in treating people who do not have sufficient stomach acid.
– One can use it as a cardiac stimulant in pharmaceuticals.
– It helps in reducing fevers.
– One can use it as an anthelmintic to expel intestinal worms.
– As a tonic.
There is research claiming that wormwood may be effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease and Crohn’s disease.
Effects of Artemisia Absinthium
Wormwood is a key ingredient in the liquor Absinthe, the Green Fairy, which was banned in many countries in the early 1900s. Absinthe is named after this herb which also gives the drink its characteristic bitter taste,
Absinthe was banned because of its alleged psychedelic effects. It was thought that hallucinations and insanity was caused by it. The Bohemian culture of Parisian Montmartre with its loose morals, courtesans and artists and writers was also combined with Absinthe.
The chemical thujone and the THC are said to be similar. There has been an Absinthe revival since the 1990s when studies showed that Absinthe actually only contained very small amounts of thujone and that it would be impossible to drink enough Absinthe, for the thujone to be harmful, because Absinthe is such a strong spirit – you would be comatose first!
There is no harm in drinking Absinthe but one should be carefull while consuming it because it is about twice as strong as other drinks.
Absinthe just is not real Absinthe without Artemisia Absinthium. Many manufacturers make “fake” Absinthes using other herbs and flavorings but these are not the real Green Fairy. If you want the real thing you must check that they contain thujone or Common Wormwood or use essences,such as those from AbsintheKit.One can visit AbsintheKit.com to make his own Absinthe containing Artemisia Absinthium.
