Absinthium is well known naturally occurring drug also accessible by other names such as Artemisia Absinthium, Absinthe, Absinthe wormwood, Grand wormwood, Madderwort, Green Ginger, Ajenjo, and Wormwood. This herb is used for the people who have epilepsy, giddiness, illusions, and unconsciousness. This drug is also potent to cure restless caused by rheumatism and insomnia.
About┬аAbsinthium
Artemisia Absinthium is family species of Artemisia herb which has 400 different species. This particular plant is a native herb in the areas with temperate regions of Eurasia (landmass of Europe and Asia), northern parts of Africa, United States and Canada. However, with many health benefits, Absinthium is also the part of ornamentation and decorations in events and gatherings.
This is the shrub-like plant that grows a half meter in height or three feet. The flowers and leaves are the parts that are the part of medications when dried naturally or by artificial means as well. Even though this Absinthium is also used as an ingredient to tranquilize in some spirit or beverages.
Uses and Benefits
When it about a medicated herb then obviously it holds natural benefits to treat up many health disorders in a useful way. This natural drug tastes bitter and contains thujone, tannins, flavonoids, etc. Wormwood also holds anti-inflammatory properties. This herbal medicine is beneficial for many health problems related to the gallbladder, liver, stomach, and digestion as well.
Below we have mentioned few of the health benefits of Artemisia Absinthium:
Head Health Issues
It helps patients with frequent dizziness, illusions, heaviness in the head. It gives relaxation to those who need to feel to keep head over the cushions, severe headaches, pains and chaos in pupils, face (cheekbones), vertigo, etc.
Oral (Mouth) Health Problems
Absimthium or wormwood is even used in curing locked jaw, pain and tenderness in the mouth, tongue bites by sudden chewing, staggering and swelling in tongue, feelings of paralysis in mouth while talking or chewing.
Throat Problems
Burning sensation in the throat, feelings of hanging something inside it can also be cured of wormwood.
Abdominal Issues
Gas, acidity, and burning in the stomach can be treated with this herb. Stomach nausea, burning, heaviness, loathing of meals, vomiting, and loss of appetite are some other major stomach problems cured by Absinthium.
Memory Booster
Wormwood works as a memory booster as helps in regulating mind health as well. It allows patients with memory loss, weak memory, unclear illusions, lousy remembrance, and more.
Eyes and Ears Curing
Absinthe or wormwood helps in treating problems in eyes such as, itchiness, lids heaviness, pain and burning inside eyes, mucous membrane and conjunctiva problems. Despite this, it also benefits ears in many ways. It cures Otorrhoea, pale discharge from ears, hemicrania continua, other related issues.
Urinary Organs Health
It helps in curing frequent urinary habits, foul smell in urine, yellowish and pale shades and even rare pain while urining.
Reproductive System Problems
Absinthe is best at curing reproductive organs issues such as loose penis, pain in the ovary, early menopause, pain in labor, period cramps, uterus pain and more.
Overall Health Prevention
Absinthium benefits patients with arthritis, rheumatism, intestinal worms, anorexia, depressive moods as well. This is also being used in treating wounds, bruises, rashes and cuts over the skin as prevents injection because of its anti-bacterial property.
Other Benefits
Wormwood, in general, is also the part of insect repellent chemicals and insecticides.
Dosage
Absinthium can be used from one to sixth potencies.
Sideffects
- This medicated herb is not recommended for more than a month or four weeks in regular. Due to thujone composition, Absinthium is considered as unsafe when consumed in more amount as prescribed and even more than four weeks.
- Excessive consumption of absinthium may lead to abdominal or stomach pain, nausea, stomach cramps, severe headaches, etc.
- Pregnant females and breastfeeding mothers are not recommended to take absinthium by any means.
- People with sensitive body chemistry to plants and herbs should avoid wormwood as can get allergic reactions
- Patients who are on other medications should not take absinthium as this herb might react with other chemicals and can adversely affect.
Precautions
This herb is always is recommended as prescribed by professional health carer who inherits in-depth knowledge about herbs and other medicines.