Solaray Sweet Wormwood

Artemisia Absinthium L., commonly known as wormwood. Historically, people have used wormwood to treat a wide range of ailments. 

• stimulating digestion and appetite, being anti-ulcer, preventing damage to the liver
• being antiparasitic, inhibiting the growth of protozoan infection
• antibacterial, antifungal
• being anti-inflammatory, being a pain reliever
• antioxidants, stimulating the immune system, having the ability to damage cancer cells
• protecting nerve cells against damage, stabilizing cell membranes
• antidepressant, reducing mental confusion

Wormwood has numerous compounds responsible for its biological activities, including:

• essential oils, bitter sesquiterpene lactones
• absinthin isomers, bitter compounds, such as artemisinin
• phenolic acids, flavonoids, coumarins

The most well-known active ingredient in wormwood is thujone. Wormwood contains two types of thujone called alpha thujone and beta thujone. Wormwood is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders and expel worms and parasites. Today, herbalists use wormwood to improve digestion and hypoacidity or lack of appetite. explained that the bitter compounds in wormwood can stimulate gastric juices and bile and improve blood flow in the digestive system. It also suggests that the herb can force out parasitic organisms and act against several pathogens. Wormwood may also be beneficial for treating inflammation associated with Crohn’s disease. Wormwood may inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells. It may be effective for treating immune disorders, intracellular viruses, and bacterial infections.