Artemisia absinthium
organic wormwood
plant overview
herb of legend
Wormwood, also called absinthe wormwood, is a member of the daisy family. Its botanical name is for Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the hunt,
wild animals and childbirth and whose legend claims helped her own mother give
birth to her twin brother, Apollo. The plant contains a chemical called thujone,
an organic compound also found in conifers (i.e., juniper and cypress), oregano,
tansy, sage and
mugwort. Although the thujone content wormwood provided in
absinthe was once credited for the liquor’s toxicity, it’s more
likely that the alcohol content of the 90-to-148-proof beverage is more to
blame. Still, the use of wormwood is generally limited to small quantities
in herbal bitters.
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