Wormwood Herb

Wormwood is an extremely bitter remedy--next to rue the bitterest herb known, but it is a valuable stimulative tonic to the digestive system. The leaves possess antiseptic properties and are very resistive to putrefaction, and counteract the effects of poisonous plants such as hemlock, toadstool, etc. The leaves and flowers expel and they are excellent for correcting, toning the liver & clearing a bilious condition in the body. The oil is valuable for external use as a very stimulating liniment. 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. It is a anthelmintic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, febrifuge, stimulant & stomachic. UPC: 084783022176. Origin(s): Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ecuador, Hungary, Poland, United States. Latin Name(s): Artemisia absin