Parts Used: Leaves or flowering tops

Active Compounds:
Sesquiterpene bitter principles: including absinthine, anab. sinthine, artabsine and matricine
Volatile oil, of variable compostition, usually containing a- and b-thujone as the major component,
Sesquiterpene lactones; artabsin, absinthin, anabsinthin, artemetin, arabsin, artabin, artabsinolides, matricin, isoabsinthin, artemolin and others.
Acetylenes, in the root;
Flavonoids
Phenolic acids; p-hydroxyphenylacetic, chlorogenic, p-coumaric, protocatechuic, syringic, vanillic and other acids
Lignans;

Believed to be of value for:
Loss of appetite
Dyspeptic complaints
Liver and gallbladder complaints

In folk medicine wormwood preparations may be used for gastric insufficiency, intestinal atonia, gastritis, stomach. ache, liver disorders, bloating, anemia, irregular menstruation, intermittent fever, loss of appetite, and worm infestation.
 

Other Names: Wormwood, absinthium, green ginger, absinthe, old woman, southernwood