Worm Wood Oil

Listing ID #287272

The wormwood oil can be extracted from fresh wormwood leaves for topical use in case of skin aberrations. By soaking flowers, leaves, stems of wormwood in olive oil, vinegar, or water you can prepare a concoction that can be rubbed on the skin in case of insect bites, scrapes and sunburn. Wormwood also contains chemicals that increase the blood flow to the areas where it has been applied, accelerating the healing process consequently. The antiseptic qualities of the wormwood oil can help keep skin injuries from becoming infected.
It is native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Flowering is from early summer to early autumn and pollination happens through wind. Since wormwood is mostly a stomach medicine, in olden times wormwood was used for treating anorexia, to promote menstruation, to bring down fever and for deworming. It was also used as liquor absinthe and in many countries its usage due to this reason is prohibited.
Wormwood oil is extracted from the leaves and flowering tops by steam distillation.
Wormwood oil should not be used in aromatherapy since it contains an extremely high amount of thujone which is a convulsant and neurotoxin. It also contains thujone, a chemical similar in structure to tetrahydrocannibinol (THC).