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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Artemisia absinthium |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood)
| Botanic Name | Artemisia absinthium |
| Common Name | Wormwood, Green Ginger, Absinthe |
| Family | Compositae |
| Parts Used | Leaves or flowering tops |
| Habitat | Europe, Siberia, and USA 1 |
| Constituents | Essential
oils (absinthol, thujyl, thujone, isovaleric acid)
Bitter sesqiterpenes Flavonoid glycosides Hydroxycoumarins Tannins Silica Resin |
| Actions | Bitter
tonic 2
Carminative 2 Anthelmintic 2 Antiinflammatory 2 Stomachic 6 Choleretic 6 Nerve Tonic 6 |
| Applications | Stimulate
digestion 2
Indigestion – especially due to lack of digestive juice 2 Worm infestations (especially roundworm and pinworm) 2 Fever and infections 2 Digestive debility, anorexia and atonic gastritis 3 Liver deficiencies 6 Peptic Ulcers 6 Influenza 6 Post-operative and post infective states 6 |
| Body Systems | Gastro Intestinal, Respiratory |
| Energetics | Clears
heat, resolves fever and reduces inflammation.
Resolves fever and clears heat on the Qi level. 4 Bitter, Cold7 |
| Dosage | Dried Herb
1 – 2 gms tds
Liquid Extract 1:1 25% 1 – 2 mls tds 6 Tincture 1:5 45% 0.25 – 1 mls tds 6 |
| Combinations | Gastritis
– Erythraea centaurium 6
Worms – Juglans cinerea 6 |
| C/I Cautions | Pregnancy due to Thujone content |
| BHP | Worm infestations (with Enterobius or Ascaris worms) |