INGREDIENTS: Fresh Wormwood organically grown from Narayans Garden, MCT( fractionated coconut oil) , Jun Kombucha( green tea honey) Wormwood Hydrosol, OrmusGold, Sunflower Lecithin.
FAMILY
Asteraceae
OTHER NAMES
Absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood
PARTS USED
Leaves, flowering top
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Wormwood is an evergreen perennial
CONSTITUENTS
0.15-0.4% bitter compounds (sesquiterpene lactones, mainly 0.20-0.28% absinth, artemetin,matricin, isoabsinthin, artemolin); 0.2-1.5% volatile oil (terpenes: of which 35% alpha and beta thujone, and also trans-sabinyl, acetate, chrysantenyl acetate; sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes: thujan, thujyalcohol, linalool, cineol, flavonoids: glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin.
PROPERTIES
Anthelmintic, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, antiviral, carminative, cholagogue, digestive, emmenagogue, febrifuge, stimulant, tonic
ENERGETICS
Cool
TASTE
Bitter
SCENT
Aromatic, herbaceous
SIDE EFFECTS
Side effects are typical with overdose due to the adverse effects of thujone which is toxic. Thujone is high doses may cause vomiting, stomachache, severe diarrhea, renal lesion, retention of urine, stupor, and convulsions.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
Due to its labor inducing properties, wormwood should not be used during pregnancy.
Do not use wormwood if you have stomach and intestinal ulcers.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease.