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Wormwood
Wormwood is an extremely bitter medicinal herb native to Europe that can grow to a height of 2-3 meters and found throughout the world now due to humans growing it for its properties. It produces a number of bushy stems that are covered with fine, silky grey-green hairs and depending on the season produces small yellow-green flowers. 

Warning
Over use can have a range of undesirable effects from restlessness/insomnia to vomiting and abdominal pain, including vivid dreams.
Wormwood is not recommended for internal use for more than three weeks at a time due to the presence of thujone, which can cause convulsions. Thujone-free wormwood extracts are available so can use for long-term herbal therapeutic uses.
Do not use if pregnant or breast feeding.

Medical Uses
Loss of appetite, Gallbladder disorders, flatulence treatment, Expulsion of parasitic worms such as pinworms, roundworm and threadworm and Treatment of certain Cancers and Malaria: Add 1 teaspoon of the herb to 1 standard cup of boiling water, then steeping for fifteen minutes. 
Moderate antimicrobial and antifungal properties: Preparing a lotion made by soaking barks and leaves in alcohol to release its oils for a couple of weeks and filtering out leaving the fluid. You can then apply on infected wound or skin. Soak feet and alike.

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