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Wormwood
Common Name | Wormwood |
Genus / Species | Artemisia absinthium |
Part Used | Herb |
Energetics | Bitter, cold |
Meridians | Liver, gallbladder |
Active Constituents | Volatile oil containing sesquiterpene lactones (artabsin, anabsinthin), thujone, azulenes Flavonoids Phenolic acids Lignans Tannins Organic acids Ascorbic acid, amino acids |
Medicinal Uses | Aromatic bitter Stimulates bile secretions Anti-inflammatory Vermifuge Mild anti-depressant |