Wormwood (Absinthe) Essential Oil, 1/3 fl oz

Absinthe is traditionally used as a tea, a strong decoction, a smoke or as an alcoholic extract, a liquer.

Absinthe is above all a stomach medicine, being useful for indigestion, gastric pain, and lack of appetite, as well as the related problems of heartburn and flatulence, fevers, dysentery, asthma, burns, anemia. It is also said to be helpful for liver insufficiency by stimulating liver and gallbladder secretions, jaundice.

Anthelmintic, choleretic, deodorant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, insect repellent, narcotic, stimulant (digestive), tonic, vermifuge.

Absinthe blends well with oak moss, jasmine, orange and lavender

Pure Absinthe oil is poisonous. Relatively small doses may cause nervous disorders, convulsions, insomnia, nightmares, and other symptoms. Do not take large doses.

Contraindicated in pregnancy. If you are pregnant, do not use Absinthe.

The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends absinthe for 'Loss of appetite, dyspepsia, biliary dyskinesia. Daily dosage: 2 - 3 g of herb as water infusion. Mode of Administration