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Wormwood
(Artemisia absinthium)
absinthe, green ginger
 Description:
A woody rootstock that produces many bushy stems
2-4 feet high. It bears alternate, bi-to tri-pinnate leaves
with long, obtuse leaves. The numerous tiny, yellow-green,
rayless flower heads grow in leafy panicles. Found in
rocky hillsides and wastelands.
Medicinal:
It is a anthelmintic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative,
cholagogue, febrifuge, stimulant, and stomachic. The leaf
tea is used for indigestion, gastric pain, lack of appetite,
heartburn, gas, to stimulate the liver and gallbladder,
and improve circulation. The powdered flowering tops are
used to expel intestinal worms. Steep 2 teaspoons
of the leaves or tops in 1 cup water for 5 minutes Take
1/2 cup a day, a teaspoonful at a time. Used externally,
as a fomentation, for sprains, bruises etc. Use wormwood
oil with medical assistance, it can cause poisoning with
excessive use.
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