Wormwood was already used by the Romans for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections some 3500 years ago. Nowadays, the herb of absinthe wormwood in alternative medicine is used to combat various ailments including digestive complaints, problems with the production of stomach acid and reduced appetite or full feeling in the stomach. Wormwood Herb can be used to pull tea from but it can also be ingested by capsules. It is recommended not to use consecutively for more than four weeks.


What is wormwood Herb?

Wormwood Herb-Also known under the English name Wormwood-is a bitter herb derived from the buds of the absinthe wormwood, a plant from the composite family. His notoriety owes this plant mainly to the fact that it is used for the production of alcoholic beverages absinthe and malt. However, in alternative medicine, the wormwood Herb is also attributed to several medicinal workings. The plant that produces wormwood herb is found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. In The Netherlands he grows but he is quite rare.

Wormwood Herb contains some volatile oils including thujone, flavonoids, lignans, phenolic acids and lactones. It is known that they can only be used in moderation because otherwise it can be harmful to health. For example, excessive use of kidney and seizures may occur.

It was the Romans who-for the first time so far we know-were going to use wormwood to tackle health problems. Thus, it was used by the Romans 3500 years ago to treat gastrointestinal infections. In the meantime, natural drugs have been developed in laboratories whose operation in contrast to that of wormwood herb is scientifically established. In alternative medicine, wormwood Herb is still recognized as a remedy for various disorders.

What is wormwood Herb used for?

Despite the fact that there are no undeniable scientific evidence that wormwood herb or wormwood actually works, it is used for an awful long time within alternative medicine. For some indications, wormwood Herb would have a positive effect. It is used in the following ailments:
Gastrointestinal infections
Dysbacteriosis (disturbance of the bacterial flora of the colon)
Decreased appetite
Full of feeling in the stomach
Complaints of the digestive
Complaints of the bile duct
Problems with the production of stomach acid
Liver weakness
Crohn's disease

A cure based on wormwood Herb is also used to clean the intestines as part of a detox or detoxification.

Sometimes use is discouraged

Use of wormwood herb is discouraged during pregnancy or breastfeeding and when you are suffering from a stomach ulcer or ulcer in the duodenum. Because of the effects that wormwood herb may have on the central nervous system, use is also discouraged when it has previously been found that you are prone to developing hallucinations or epileptic episodes.

Wormwood Herb is seen as a safe remedy. For example, the German Kommission E, a scientific committee on Plant Medicine, has it as a safe title. It is also sold in the Netherlands in the shop.

How is wormwood Herb used?

Wormwood Herb can be ingested in two ways: as a tea or by means of capsules. When used as tea you take a teaspoon of wormwood herb and leave it in hot (not boiling) water draw, for example using a tea egg. Because the taste of the tea is very bitter, it is recommended to add some anise or peppermint leaf. Also, of course, sugar or a sweetener can be added. The tea is available from the brand Jacob Hooy.

If you don't like tea then you can also use Wormwood herb in capsule form. It is sold by the brands SNP and vitals in capsule form. A capsule contains 300 mg of wormwood herb and it may be taken one to three times a day before the meal with a glass of water.

It is advisable to use a single piece for wormwood Herb no longer than four weeks. For prolonged use it may have an addictive effect.