WORMWOOD
WORMWOOD
Other Names:
Absintio
,
Ajorizo
,
Artemis
Amarga, Herb Holy
Incense
of
Andalusia
.
Plant by the ancient Greeks dedicated to
Artemis
(Diana to the Romans) goddess of
fertility
. No doubt that this influenced their remarkable effect on the uterus.
But
what
has
most contributed to its spread in recent times
has
undoubtedly been under aperitive and his
stomach
. The vermouth is
a
liqueur based on
wormwood
, Wermuth is precisely because the
German
name of this plant.
In the last century, when many
remedies
are still used for empirically, without
a
knowledge of their true meaning, it
was
thought
that the stimulant
wormwood
liqueur, obtained by macerating in
alcohol
,
was
a
panacea. Tapered is so much of him, especially in France, which occurred severe acute and
chronic
poisonings and even deaths, like the French poet Verlaine.
Habitat:
Own the mountainous areas of southern Europe. It abounds in ditches and.
dry land. At other times it
was
cultivated. Description: Plant perennial, the
family
of the Compound, from 40 to 80 cm in height, all of it covered with
a
thin hair that gives it
a
silvery appearance. The flowers,
yellow
, are grouped into cones. Parties used: leaves and
flower
heads.
Part used:
leaves and flowering tops.
Properties and indications:
the use of
wormwood
as
a
medicinal plant, is free from the disastrous effects of the liquor that occur with him, among other things, because its strong
bitter
taste makes it suitable for
a
low consumption of water. It contains
bitter
principles (absintina) which owes its digestive properties,
essential
oil - rich Thujone, worming and emenagoga action,
but
toxic in high doses; minerals (
potassium
nitrate) and tannins. Applied correctly, the
wormwood
gives us some interesting medicinal properties, which we mentioned below:
Gastric Tonic:
like all plants
bitter
develops
a
tonic effect on the
stomach
, increasing the appetite and stimulating the secretion of gastric juices. It is therefore to inapetentes and dyspeptic (which suffer from heavy digestions) Not to the ulcerosos and the temperament of blood, because the increased secretion of gastric juices is harmful to them. Como. Font Quer well indicates, "the
wormwood
should not be taken without necessity. ".
Colerética:
because of increasing bile secretion, acts on the
liver
favorable action, Decongestion and encouragement of their duties. It is appropriate in cases of
liver
failure
, and during the convalescence of viral
hepatitis
.
Worming powerful:
the adults come to take it,
though
resigned,
but
children
reject it outright. For them it is better to use other worming.
Emenagogo powerful serves on the uterus (womb) causing
menstruation
,
but
also standardizes cycles. It
was
therefore recommended for young women pale and weak, which usually suffer from irregular and painful rules. Avicenna, the renowned physician hispanoárabe of the eleventh century, as prescribed "to calm the women
bitter
and bile. ".
Use:
infuse with 10 to 20 grams. Plant per
liter
of water. To soften his bitterness, you can add
a
spoonful of one of the following plants:
licorice
,
mint
and
anise
. Sweetened with honey. For digestive
disorders
, take 1 - 2 cups
a
day before meals. The
disorders
of
menstruation
, take 2 cups of this
tea
per day during the week preceding the date on which it is hoped the rule. Macerated: We put about 100 grams of dried flowers in
a
liter
of
olive
oil. Allow to stand for
a
month.
A
spoonful of dessert of this oil on an empty
stomach
, and another before lunch (noon meal) for the affections of the gallbladder. As insecticide: the infusion of
wormwood
is an effective insecticide. Can be sprayed with her pets and plants. As
a
lotion applied to the skin, repels mosquitoes. And at dry
wormwood
placing bags of cloth between the clothes, effectively prevents the moth.
Precautions:
At high doses can cause tremors and convulsions.
They should refrain from
wormwood
pregnant women because of their possible abortifacient effect, as well as infants and are excreted in the milk and is harmful to the baby. Nor should those who suffer from
gastro
- duodenal ulcers or
gastritis
.
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