Products
Wormwood herb is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods and in the form of teas. In addition, various preparations such as tinctures are on the market.
Stem plant
Wormwood L., from the daisy family (Asteraceae).
Medicinal drug
The wormwood herb (Absinthii herba) is used as a medicinal herb. It consists of the whole or cut dried basal foliage leaves or the dried upper shoot parts and foliage leaves collected at flowering time or a mixture of the listed plant parts of L. The pharmacopoeia requires a minimum essential oil content. Extracts and tinctures are prepared from the herb.
Ingredients
- Bitter substances: sesquiterpene lactones: absinthin
- Essential oil: β-thujone
- Flavonoids
Effects
Preparations from wormwood herb have appetizing, digestive, flatulence and choleretic properties. They promote the secretion of digestive juices.
Indications
- Wormwood is mainly used for loss of appetite and digestive problems such as bloating and flatulence.
- Wormwood is used to make the absinthe.
Dosage
According to the patient information. In case of loss of appetite, the drugs are taken half an hour before meals. In case of bloating and flatulence, it is recommended to take it after meals.
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity
- Pregnancy and lactation
Full precautions can be found in the package leaflet.
Adverse effects
Vomiting, severe diarrhea, urinary retention, drowsiness, and convulsions may occur at very high doses.
