Wormwood Tea Benefits

Wormwood Tea Benefits


Wormwood Tea Benefits have been known especially to the Greeks since ancient times. Through the ages, it has been used as a tonic with stomachic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, febrifuge and anthelmintic properties.
Wormwood is a perennial shrub-like herb that possesses a woody rhizome. It has straight, silvery-green stems that grow up to 1.2 meters tall. It has spirally-arranged leaves that are enveloped by silky trichomes, thus giving it a hairy surface. The flowers of the wormwood plant are pale yellow in color and quite tubular in shape. They usually appear from the summer to the early autumn.
http://www.teabenefits.com/images/h-Wormwood.jpgAlso known by its scientific name of artemisia absinthus, the wormwood is indigenous to Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. Widely called absinth, the wormwood has hallucinogenic and psychoactive properties. Indeed, men such as Hemingway and Van Gogh are said to have attributed part of their creativity to visions induced by the wormwood. It is also often used as a companion plant, as it has potent pest repellant properties, and prevents the growth of weeds.
Wormwood is known as one of the most bitter plants on Earth. As such, it is an ingredient in the liquor absinthe, and also used to flavor other spirits and wines, including bitters, vermouth and pelinkovac.
The known active constituents of wormwood are the following: thujone (absinthol or tenacetone), thujyl alcohol, acids, absinthin, tannins, resin, potash, and starch.
Wormwood tea is prepared by adding one teaspoon of the dried herbs (stems, leaves, flowering parts) to 250 ml cup of boiling water. Allow the mix to simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes. Drink three cups of the tea daily. However, people SHOULD NOT to use the tea for longer than three weeks as the wormwood has toxic constituents that are harmful if ingested in large quantities and for extended periods of time. Pregnant and nursing women SHOULD NOT drink wormwood tea.
The following are the health benefits attributed to wormwood tea:

• Wormwood tea is said to remedy indigestion.
• Wormwood tea is said to counter gastric pain.
• Wormwood tea is said to help in improving the appetite.
• Wormwood tea is said to help in expelling worms from the body.
• Wormwood tea is said to help in safeguarding the liver.
• Wormwood tea is said to help enhance the immune system.

Wormwood Tea Benefits

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http://www.herbal-essences.org/wp-co...rmwood-tea.jpgWormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a perennial herb known for its bitter flavor and being a great natural material for vermouth. Some people associate it mostly with Absinthe, liquors, tinctures or other alcoholic products, but there are numerous therapeutic effects of wormwood and health benefits of wormwood tea, which have been used since the epoch of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Roman Empire. Wormwood herb is mentioned in the Bible several times: in particular, wormwood was among the blessed herbs growing in the Garden of Eden.
Wormwood tea benefits include its excellent carminative properties, so it can assist in solving many gastric problems like bloating, flatulence, indigestion, lack of appetite, mild forms of gastritis and gastric pains, and so on. It is one of the most effective herbal products for curing and preventing many of known liver problems, including jaundice and hepatitis. Drinking wormwood tea is associated with more effective detoxification and better function of the immunity system. Besides, as the name of the herb suggests, wormwood tea can be a good remedy for intestinal worms and other parasites.
http://www.herbal-essences.org/wp-co...a-benefits.jpgBesides, natural properties of wormwood can be used by many women for regulating periods, however, pregnant and nursing women have to avoid wormwood. Febrifuge health benefits of wormwood tea can be used to assist in lowering fever, decreasing inflammation in respiratory tract and easing a condition of the patients with colds and the flu. Soaking a clean piece of cloth in wormwood infusion and applying it as a compress can help to enjoy the external type of health benefits of wormwood tea, including healing bruises, insect bites and other skin problems.
To prepare wormwood tea, add a teaspoon of dried leaves and stems of the plant to a cup of boiling water and let it steep for 10-15 minutes. Or, you can use wormwood herbal tincture and prepare your tea by adding 10-25 drops of the tincture to a cup of warm water. To suppress bitter taste of this herbal infusion, add some honey, sugar or lemon juice. In order to enjoy best wormwood tea benefits, it is recommended to drink a cup of fresh infusion three times a day on an empty stomach 15-20 minutes before the mealtime. In some people, prolonged use of wormwood tea is associated with some side effects like dizziness, insomnia, vomiting and so on, therefore it is advised not to use this tea for more than 20-22 days.

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