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Wormwood
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Compositae (Composite)
Genus :
Artemisia
Species :
absinthium
COMMON NAMES
Absinthe; Absinthium; Green Ginger; Madderwort
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Unknown
DESCRIPTION
Artemisia absinthium is a silvery-green perennial herb growing up to 1.5 meters tall which contains the volatile oil thujone. It is added to distilled ethanol to create absinthe. Its effects alone are not well understood.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Wormwood Bits & Pieces
RELATED VAULTS #
Absinthe Vault
Mugwort Vault
HISTORY #
Wormwood Timeline
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
The Debate About Wormwood and Thujone Psychoactivity - Erowid Extracts
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Alpha-thujone reduces 5-HT3 receptor activity, 2004
Thujone: GABA-A receptor modulation and metabolic detoxification, 2000
Thujone [...] fails to evoke cannabimimetic responses, 1999
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CULTIVATION #
Growing the Hallucinogens: Wormwood
EXPERIENCES #
Transformative and Cleansing, by Satyr OZ
Incredibly Energized, by Schwarzmagier
The Third Eye, by Niko
A Magical Herb, by TheFlyingDutchman
The Memory Lapses Are Decreasing, by Icarustwin
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Thujone.info
Botanical.com : Wormwoods
Healthlink : Artemisia absinthium
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
New Crop : Wormwood
New Crop : Wormwood Factsheet
Horizon Herbs : Wormwood
Wormwood, The Gothic Herb
Artemisia Absinthium
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Possible Druid remains found with Artemisia tea bowl - Feb 11 2008, Discovery Channel
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Thujone.info : Peer-reviewed scientific papers on thujone and its role in absinthe
Acute Renal Failure Caused by Oil of Wormwood Purchased through the Internet