Flowers of wormwood

The chemical composition of wormwood is much broader than that of other types of wormwood.

Leaves and grass contain essential oil, bitter glycosides absintin and anabsintin, phytoncides, tannins, resins, vitamins C and B6, carotene (provitamin A), amber, acetic, malic acid, protein, starch.

In folk medicine, wormwood is used in all parts of the plant: both ground and underground.

It is a centuries-tested home remedy:

appetite,
improves digestion by stimulating secretion of digestive glands,
enhances the secretion of pancreatic juice and bile (Mezim is not needed),
has analgesic effect,
hemostatic,
antiseptic externally.


Medicinal properties of wormwood

It is used internally when:

indigestion,
diarrhea,
gastritis with low acidity,
pain in the stomach,
stomach colic,
flatulence,
in diseases of the liver and gall bladder as a choleretic and diuretic,
when the pancreas is not functioning properly,
in the complex treatment of food allergies,
anemias,
depressions,
insomnia,
bad breath,
for hemorrhoids,
fever,
tuberculosis,
joint rheumatism,
gout,
epilepsies,
with insufficient and irregular menstruation,
for rapid treatment of conjunctivitis,
externally for bruising, dislocation, arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, vertebral hernia.
In addition, WORMWOOD was used AS a remedy for fleas in animals and lice in humans, as well as an anti-worm agent. This is not a complete list of applications of WORMWOOD IN folk medicine.

To prepare the infusion, you need 10 grams of crushed herbs /1 tablespoon without the top/ pour a glass of boiling water in a thermos. After 30 minutes you can strain everything. Take a bitter infusion, measuring 1 tablespoon, 30 minutes before eating. Store wormwood infusion in a cool place.

The plant is poisonous, wormwood chemicals can accumulate in the body with prolonged use.

Prolonged use, including high doses, can lead to poisoning. Therefore, we recommend a course of no more than 1 month, with a break of 1-2 months between courses.