Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.18-03-2010

Absinthium

Plant names
English Absinthium, Absinth, absinthe, Absinthe wormwood, Absinth sagewort, Absinth-wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, Common sagewort, Common wormwood, Grand wormwood, Green Ginger, Madderwort, Old Woman, Vermouth, Warmot, Wermuth, Wormwood
Latin Artemisia absinthium Linne, Absinthium officinale Brot., Absinthium vulgare Gærtn., Artemisia absinthum L.
Plant partsFlower / Blossom, Flowering tops, Herb / Grass, Leaf, Stem, Tops
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Abdominal cramp, Abdominal trouble, acid indigestion, Acrid, Activates the liver, anemia, anorexia, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anticatarrhal, Anticonvulsant, Antidysenteric, Antihalitosic, Antiheartburn, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, antiseptic, anxiety, Aphrodisiac, Bedwetting, biliary disorders, bladder dysfunction, blood cleanser, Bruise, cachexy, cardiac pain, Carminative, catarrhal icterus, cholagogic, Choleretic, Chronic constipation, Circulatory stimulant, Colic, Common cold, constipation, cordial, corpulence, diabetes mellitus, Diarrhea, digestive disorders, disease of the spleen, disorder of metabolism, diuretic, dropsy, Dyspepsia, earache, Enteritis, Fatigue, feeling of nausea, fever, fungicide, Gallbladder complaints, Gastric catarrh, Gastric colic, Gland stimulating, good for the stomach, Gout, gravel, Hepatic, Hypnotic, Icterus, Improves circulation, inflammation, Inflammation of bowels, Influenza, intestinal colic, Kidney stone, laxative, lipomatosis, Liver diseases, Meteorism, nausea, Nervous complaints of stomach, parasite, Pickmeup, Pinworm, plague, Poisonings, Rashes, roundworm, Scrofula, Sinus trouble, small pox, Strengthens in recovering from disease, Strengthens the liver, Tapeworm, Tonic, tuberculosis, vomiting, Weakness of the kidney
Women's diseases abortifacient, All women's diseases, Amenorrhea, Diseases of uterus, Dysmennorhoea, Emmenagogue, suppression of menstruation
Homoeopathically uses homoeopathically use, epilepsy, nervous complaints
Warnings Not suitable for pregnant women
Foods culinary herb, spice in aquavit, Vegetable
Other uses Against lice, against moth, driving out bedbugs, insecticide, magic power
Ingredients
 absinthum, Absynthin, Alpha-thujone, Anabsin, Anabsinthin, ascorbic acid, ash, azulene, Beta-carotene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Beta-Thujone, bitter essence, borneol, Cadinene, Camphene, Carotene, chamazulene, Chlorogenic-Acid, essential oil, Fat, flavone, flavonoid, formic acid, insecticidal properties, isoquercitrin, malic acid, mucilage, Nicotinic-Acid, nitrate, Organic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, pectin, phellandrene, P-Hydroxyphenylacetic-Acid, pinene, Potassium, proazulen, proteins, Protocatechuic-Acid, resin, rutin, Sabinene, salicylic acid, santonin, Sesquiterpene lactones, Silicic acid, succinic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, thujone, Vanillic-Acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C

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