Absinthe wormwood is normally Artemisia Absinthium or Grand Wormwood which is actually a variety of wormwood which does not contain a vast amount of the chemical thujone. Some brands of Absinthe use Roman Wormwood, Artemisia Pontica besides Grand Wormwood so drinks with two types of wormwood may have more thujone content. Thujone amounts can differ between brands significantly, some Absinthes only have negligible amounts of thujone, whereas others have up to 35mg/kg. The sell of Absinthe with negligible amounts of thujone is legalized in the USA.

People don’t have single point of view about Absinthe Wormwood?

Common Wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium, is a plant which has been used in medicine since Ancient times. Utilization of it has been done :-
- It can be used to counteract poisoning caused by toadstools and hemlock.
- One can use as a tonic.
- One can also use it for reducing fever.
- It is used as a stimulant to digestion.
- Parasitic intestinal worms can be treated.
The herb Wormwood gave Absinthe it’s bitterness, green color and also it’s name. A person can see the appearance of the “louche” effect caused by the essential herbal oils in Absinthe when water is added to the drink.
In the early 1900s Absinthe was banned in many countries because it contained the chemical thujone which has alleged harmful effects. People thought that Absinthe drinking gave rise to violent crimes, serious intoxication, insanity and the thujone content in it played the role of psychoactive, psychedelic and an hallucinogen. Absinthe was claimed to be responsible for the murder of a french family though the killer was actually an alcoholic who consumed plenty of other alcohols after the Absinthe!
From being a trendy  Bohemian drink enjoyed by many writers and artists, such as Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde, it was suddenly a banned and illegal drink. Absinthe was never restricted in the UK, Spain, Portugal or the Czech Republic though banned in many European countries.

Absinthe Wormwood Revival

There was never any real evidence linking Absinthe drinking to hallucinations or insanity and it is now known that Absinthe is no worse than any other highly alcoholic drink. Absinthe has approximately twice the alcoholic content of spirits such as whisky and vodka and so should be consumed in moderation, but Absinthe wormwood is not thought to be harmful. Lots of people report about feeling a funny lucid or clear headed type of drunkenness due to high dose of Absinthe.

Absinthe drinking became a revival after it’s relegalization in many countries. There are many different types and brands of Absinthe available to buy and buyers can even order Absinthe essence, to make their own Absinthe, online from companies like AbsintheKit.com.

Although Absinthe Wormwood is still the most important ingredient in Absinthe but thujone content is strictly banned in the European Union and in the United States. Artificial flavored Absinthe should be avoided.