Wormwood Essential Oil

Description

Wormwood Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Artemisia absinthium | Origin: USA | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A dark green or bluish oil with a spicy, warm, bitter-green odor and a sharp, fresh top note. It blends well in minute quantities with oakmoss, jasmine, neroli, lavender, and ambrette seed.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• thujone (up to 71%)
• azulenes
• terpenes

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General Actions:

Abortifacient, anthelmintic, choleretic, deodorant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, insect repellent, narcotic, stimulant (digestive), tonic, vermifuge.

Safety:

Toxic. Abortifacient: Do not use during pregnancy.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Vermifuge.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Perfumery use only.

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