WORMWOOD – Artemisia

Description

WORMWOOD (Artemisia absinthium):  Aka Artemisia – well known as a remedy to aid expelling of roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and other parasites.

Asteraceae family; as a perennial herb, it has fibrous roots usually grows in temperate climates. Its flowers are light *yellow.  Its flowers and leaves emit a pleasant aroma.

As an essential oil, it’s dark green having a thin consistency and an earthy fragrance.  Extracted from the scented aerial parts of the plant.

Historical & Traditional Uses: 

• Stimulate discharge of *bile into the stomach. 
• Fight Infections due to virus and bacteria due to its chemical constitutents of alpha thujone and beta thujone.
• As an effective insecticide.
• Aid stress reduction, headaches, tension, due to constituents.

Traditional Herbal Medicinal Uses:  Round worms (lumbrici), atonic dyspepsia, diarrhea, bilious and liver troubles, falling sickness (epilepsy), flatulence, debility, nervous conditions, melancholia, jaundice, nausea, migraines, intermittent fevers, gout, rheumatism, swelling, sprains, cystitis.  Gather the herb when in flower.  Dry and immediately put in air-tight containers so as to not absorb moisture from the air.
See 1976 Edition, by John R. Christopher: The School of Natural Healing: Reference Volume on Natural Herbs for Teacher, Student or Herbal Practitioner.

Suggested Use:  Mix 1% – 10% NEAT (undiluted) with 90% – 95% Carrier Oil Such as F.C.O. Fractionated Coconut Oil, Pracaxi, Jojoba, Castor, Cucumber, Grapeseed, Moringa, Pomegranate, and Watermelon.
Apply MIXED BLEND with 10 – 20 drops depending on the size of the area to massage into skin tissue.

For sensitive, children, elderly, etc. – start with a 0.5% – 1% blend of Wormwood ONLY with Carrier.
See DILUTION CHART in NEWSLETTER and article: Children – Essential Oil Safety

Blend Companions:  Sweet Orange, Clementine, Blood Orange, Anise, Angelica, and Jasmine essential oils.

Wild/Eco-Cultivated:  Asia

Distilled:  Aerial Parts

NOTE the color of bile vs. the color of the flowers on this plant.
This may reflect the Rainbow Covenant Therapy application of AMaR aka the “Living Word” of resonance.

Wormwood is used to develop the structure of eye vur meck ten.

CAUTION:  Do NOT ingest! Use 10% with 90% Carrier Oil.
Excessive use of this essential oil can cause severe brain and nervous system damage.
Wormwood Essential Oil is highly toxic for pregnant and lactating women.