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	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood is a banishing herb, used to rid a person or an area of anger and negativity.
		Wormwood is strewn behind furniture, under pillows and in corners to repel fleas.
		It is laid among woolens and furs to repel moths.
	www.wholehealthconnection.com /library/wormwood.htm (550 words)

	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood stimulates the appetite, and enhances digestion by increasing the secretion of digestive enzymes and bile from the liver and gallbladder and stimulating peristalsis.
		Wormwood is an excellent remedy for those with weak, sluggish digestion, toxins and congestion in the gut, liver problems, those feeling run down and debilitated and during convalescence.
		Wormwood is propagated from seed in spring or by dividing the roots in autumn.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_wormwood.htm (1226 words)

	Wormwood Complex 500mg
		Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthum) is used to counteract fevers, regulate the liver and menses, treats anemia and arthritis.
		Wormwood is also taken as a bitter tonic and given to eliminate intestinal worms and parasites, stimulates the digestive system and helps digestion.
		Wormwood complex is also a vermifuge (agent used to expel worms from the body), as well as a stimulant to the gastrointestinal tract.
	www.americasnutrition.com /americasnutrition/worcom50.html (244 words)

	The Analyst - Internet Health Report: Treatment: Wormwood
		Wormwood is perhaps best known because of the use of its oil to prepare certain alcoholic beverages, most notably vermouth and absinthe.
		Wormwood oil continues to be used as a flavoring agent for foods, although in much smaller amounts than were found in absinthe.
		A wormwood tea can be made by adding 1/2 to 1 teaspoon (2.5 to 5 grams) of the herb to 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water, then steeping for ten to fifteen minutes.
	www.digitalnaturopath.com /treat/T225441.html (2331 words)

	WORMWOOD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium L., is an erect-growing perennial herb native to Europe and naturalized in northeastern North America.
		The reported life zone of wormwood is 5 to 211Cdeg;C with an annual precipitation of 0.3 to 2.7 meters and a soil pH of 4.8 to 8.2 (4.1-31).
		Wormwood has also been used to improve blood circulation, as a cardiac stimulant, as a pain reliever for women during labor, and as an agent against tumors and cancers (13.1-101, 14.1-13).
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/WORMWOOD.html (567 words)

	King's American Dispensatory, 1898: Absinthium (U. S. P.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		—Wormwood is a perennial plant, sending up in the spring, from a stout rootstock, several bushy, herbaceous stems, somewhat woody at the base and from 1 to 4 feet in height.
		—Wormwood is distributed throughout various parts of Europe (being plentiful in the Crimea), Siberia, and the highlands and mountainous districts of Barbary.
		The odor of wormwood is due mainly to a dark-green (sometimes yellowish or brown) oil, of an acrid taste, and possessing in a high degree the odor of the plant.
	www.ibiblio.org /herbmed/eclectic/kings/artemisia-absi.html (1409 words)

	AllRefer.com - wormwood, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		wormwood, Mediterranean perennial herb or shrubby plant (Artemisia absinthium) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), often cultivated in gardens and found as an escape in North America.
		Wormwood oil has been utilized since ancient times as an insect repellent, particularly for moths; until recently it was used for intestinal worms and for other medicinal purposes.
		It was also employed in brewing but is best known for its bitter principle, which is an important ingredient of absinthe; the compound alpha-thujone, found in wormwood, formerly gave that liqueur its toxicity.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/wormwood.html (251 words)

	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood (absinthos in the Greek text) is the 'name of the star' in the Book of Revelation (8:11) that John envisions as cast by the angel and falling into the waters, makingthem undrinkably bitter.
		Some authors thought that Chernobyl translates as Wormwood (the correcttranslation is Mugwort), which has led some (notably the authors of Left Behind) to theorize that this is a coded reference to radioactivecontamination.
		Wormwood is a junior devil in The ScrewtapeLetters a novel by C.
	www.therfcc.org /wormwood-100188.html (313 words)

	Wormwood - Artemisia absinthium - Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood was used by traditional herbalists as a bitter to improve digestion, fight worm infestations, and stimulate menstruation.
		Wormwood's name is obviously derived from its medicinal property of expelling intestinal worms for which it has been well known since ancient times.
		Wormwood is perhaps best known because of the use of its oil to prepare certain alcoholic beverages, most notably vermouth and absinthe, popular in the late 1880's and early 1900's with artists such as Baudlaire, Degas, Gaugin, Manet, Toulouse Lautrec, Van Gogh and Verlaine.
	www.metromkt.net /viable/singles/herbs/s910.shtml (954 words)

	Wormwood
		Roman wormwood is less toxic and is used to flavor the drinks Vermouth and Campari.
		Wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium has been used for centuries as a moth repellant, general pesticide and as a tea/spray to repel slugs and snails.
		Wormwood leaves contain absinthin a substance which can be toxic to other plants.
	www.ghorganics.com /Wormwood.html (880 words)

	Absinth Wormwood Control
		Absinth wormwood is an escaped ornamental introduced from Europe and has spread rapidly in the pasture and rangeland of North Dakota, especially in dry years.
		Absinth wormwood control with picloram is less dependent on time of application than with dicamba (Banvel) or 2,4-D. Picloram will give 90 to 100 percent control when applied at rates of 0.13 to 0.25 pounds per acre (0.5 to 1 pint).
		Treatment of absinth wormwood with 2,4-D is generally less effective than with dicamba (Banvel) or picloram (Tordon) (table), but 2,4-D at 1.0 to 2.0 pounds per acre (1 to 2 quarts of a 4-pound-per-gallon concentrate) will give 75 to 95 percent absinth wormwood control 12 to 15 months after application.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/plantsci/weeds/w838w.htm (1223 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Wormwoods - Herb Profile and Information
		The Wormwoods are members of the great family of Compositae and belong to the genus Artemisia, a group consisting of 180 species, of which we have four growing wild in England, the Common Wormwood, Mugwort, Sea Wormwood and Field Wormwood.
		According to the Ancients, Wormwood counteracted the effects of poisoning by hemlock, toadstools and the biting of the seadragon.
		It is found in the salt marshes of the British Isles, on the coasts of the Baltic, of France and the Mediterranean, and on saline soils in Hungary; thence it extends eastwards, covering immense tracts in Southern Russia, the region of the Caspian and Central Siberia to Chinese Mongolia.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html (2674 words)

	Wormwoods
		Generally, wormwoods are perennial shrubby trees, growing to ten or fifteen feet, with the leaf structure basically similar in all species and having a green to silvery-green colour to their downy, feathery leaves.
		Although many wormwoods are called mugwort and sage, they are not related to the sage family and cannot be used interchangeably.
		Wormwood is used by Hispanics to expel worms, as an anti-inflammatory, and to treat arthritis, gout, and late menstrual periods.
	www.innvista.com /health/herbs/wormwood.htm (1834 words)

	Wormwood (Artemisia annua) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood is a hardy perennial herb native to Europe but now found throughout the world.
		The wormwood bush can grow to a height of 2 meters, and produces a number of bushy stems that are covered with fine, silky grey-green hairs.
		It appears that wormwood may also have certain antimalarial properties, with animal tests confirming that alcohol extracts of the dried leaves have considerable antimalarial potential (11), with the wormwood species Artemisia annua showing far greater antimalarial potential than extracts from over 30 other species in lab tests (12).
	www.genhealth.com /wormwood.htm (642 words)

	Wormwood Herb
		Wormwood is found growing naturally in mild and temperate climate zones of Europe, North Africa, and Asia and is now cultivated in North America.
		However, wormwood is usually mixed with other herbs when used to make herbal remedies such as peppermint or caraway.
		A mixture of wormwood, peppermint, and caraway is often used in connection with heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
	www.nutrasanus.com /wormwood.html (312 words)

	Absinthe at la Fée Verte: The Wormwood Articles by Mordantia Bat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood, prior to the hysteria that started over absinthe in the 19th century, generally was not regarded as so dangerous and toxic, and the herb is still used in modern herbal concoctions.
		Used correctly and in moderation, herbal teas made from wormwood are often mentioned in herbal medicinal guides, mainly as a stomach tonic and sometimes as a concoction to be applied externally to bruises and sprains.
		Wormwood oil is a cardiac stimulant and therefore acts, when taken in proper doses, to improve blood circulation.
	www.sepulchritude.com /chapelperilous/absinthe/worm-idx.html (809 words)

	Gentle Ministries - Devotionals - Sermons > > News > > Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood (Artemisia Absintium) is a plant approximately 4 feet in height and is dark green in color.
		Wormwood is sometimes used in tea as a remedy for liver problems, depression, and jaundice.
		When wormwood is mixed in a drink, it provides a green colour and a bitter taste, but also thujone, an hallucinogen that is a relative of the active ingredients in cannabis (marijuana).
	www.gentle.org /News/article/sid=652.html (451 words)

	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is not as toxic as reported, with the intake of thujone in one ounce of traditional absinthe (drunk by a 150-pound person) being 50 times less than the dosage required to cause a minimum toxic reaction.
		When wormwood is macerated for forty-eight hours or longer in neutral spirits and is then redistilled, however, the result is a high percentage of thujone.
		Ingestion of the thujone or wormwood volatile oils as a tincture may cause gastroinestal disturbances and convulsions due to thujone.
	www.geocities.com /ke_solutions/Tidbits/wormwood.htm (1287 words)

	Pepys' Diary: Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is celebrated for its intensely bitter, tonic, and stimulating qualities, which have caused it to be used in various medicinal preparations, and also in the making of liqueurs, as wormwood wine and creme d’absinthe.
		Wormwood was the active ingredient in absinth, until it was banned for being a serious health hazard.
		Wormwood ale was a popular drink containing Artemisia absinthum (one of the components of the infamous Absinthe liqour of the late 19th century).
	www.pepysdiary.com /p/1784.php (708 words)

	Wormwood
		Wormwood is not recommended during pregnancy and breast-feeding.
		Wormwood oil is produced by steam distillation of the leaves and flowering tops of dried wormwood.
		Steam distillation of wormwood yields 0.27-0.40% of a bitter, dark-green oil (Guenther 1952) In a typical recipe for absinthe, 2.5 kg of wormwood were used in preparing 100 liters of absinthe (Arnold 1989).
	www.drclarkia.com /wormwood.asp (6219 words)

	Gardening With Herbs - Wormwood
		The wormwood is a handsome, furry, gray-leaved plant, almost shrub-like, growing to three feet in height.
		Wormwood was always known for its bitter taste, and next to rue it is said to be the bitterest of all the herbs.
		Wormwood was grown in the United States commercially before prohibition was enacted.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles25/herb-gardening-16.shtml (425 words)

	The Wormwood Society FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thujone, the primary volatile oil in wormwood, is present in only in very small amounts in absinthe and is negligible in its effects.
		Although it is often referred to as a "liqueur", this is not wholly accurate, as liqueurs are pre-sweetened and somewhat syrupy.
		Depending on the variety, the flavor of genuine absinthe is primarily that of fresh wormwood and anise or fennel with a subtle herbal bitterness, not unlike gin.
	www.wormwoodsociety.org /ABSfaq.html (2510 words)

	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wormwood is frequently used by brewers in place of hops because wormwood leaves resist putrefaction.
		Wormwood is also used to flavor various specialty liqueurs, such as Vermouth, Campari and absinthe.
		Wormwood was also useful for counteracting the poisons of hemlock, toadstools and seadragons.
	www.absinthe.bz /wormwood.html (304 words)

	Wormwood from Glenbrook Farms Herbs and Such
		Wormwood is a strong bitter that affects the bitter-sensing taste buds on the tongue which stimulates the whole digestive system (salivation, stomach acid production, intestinal tract movement, etc.).
		Wormwood soaked in white wine is used to produce the liqueur called vermouth (derived from the German word for wormwood, Wermuth), which contains very little thujone.
		Wormwood may be taken as a tea, as a tincture (an alcohol solution), or in pill form.
	www.glenbrookfarm.com /store/wormwood.html (527 words)

	Alternative Medicine - Wormwood - Herbal Health Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Traditionally, Wormwood has been used in a wide range of conditions, most of which have been vindicated by scientific analysis of the herb.
		Wormwood may be used where there is indigestion, especially when due to a deficient quantity, or quality, of gastric juice.
		Wormwood is also a powerful remedy in the treatment of worm infestations, especially roundworm and pinworm.
	www.nutritional-supplement-4u.com /table/1WORMWOO.HTM (135 words)

	Revelation 8:11 The name of the star is called "Wormwood."
		And the name of the star is Wormwood: and a third part of the waters became bitter; and a number of men came to their end because of the waters, for they were made bitter.
		And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died of the waters because they were made bitter.
		The name of the star is 'Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood, and vast numbers of the people died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter.
	www.bible.cc /revelation/8-11.htm (280 words)

	Wormwood
		As a traditional medicine, wormwood was used by herbalists as a bitter to improve digestion, to fight worm infestations, and to stimulate menstruation.
		Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb.
		The flavor of wormwood oil is intensely bitter, and has an astringent mouthfeel and a long-lasting unpleasant aftertaste.
	drclarkia.com /wormwood.htm (1062 words)

	Wormwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Common wormwood grows everywhere, but, mostly, in steppe and forest-steppe zones, where it forms large brakes in some places.
		In oriental and Russian traditional medicine wormwood herb is known as a strong febrifuge, styptic, helminthagogue and expectorant remedy.
		Common wormwood is included in Russian State Pharmacopoeia XI as an officinal raw material.
	www.limonnik.ru /eng_pages/plants_eng/artemisia.htm (176 words)

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