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=== Wormwood === | === Wormwood - Artemisia Absinthium === |
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| imag source: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html#worcom |
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| **Physical Characteristics** |
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| Artemisia absinthium (absinthium, absinthe wormwood, wormwood, common wormwood, or grand wormwood) is a species of wormwood, native to temperate regions of Eurasia and northern Africa. It is a **herbaceous perennial plant, with a hard, woody rhizome**.It grows naturally on uncultivated, arid ground, on rocky slopes, and at the edge of footpaths and fields. It prefers soil rich in nitrogen. The plant's characteristic odor can make it useful for making a plant spray against pests. In the practice of companion planting, because of the secretions of its roots, it exerts an inhibiting effect on the growth of surrounding plants, thus weeds. It can be useful to repel insect larvae but it need only be planted on the edge of the area of cultivation. It has also been used to repel fleas and moths indoors.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_absinthium |
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| **History** |
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| **Edible Uses** |
| Tonic, stomachic, febrifuge, anthelmintic. |
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| A nervine tonic, particularly helpful against the falling sickness and for flatulence. It is a good remedy for enfeebled digestion and debility. |
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| **Medicinal Uses** |
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| **Artemisia** comes from Ancient Greek ἀρτεμισία, from Ἄρτεμις (Artemis).In Hellenistic culture, Artemis was a goddess of the hunt, and protector of the forest and children. **Absinthium** comes from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion),[4] possibly meaning "unenjoyable", and probably referring to the bitter nature of the derived beverage.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_absinthium |
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| **Myths and Tales** |
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| **Other Uses** |