Wormwood tincture

Preparation and safe use of wormwood tincture

Medical instructions for the use of wormwood tincture indicate that this is a choleretic medicine. The drug is prescribed for diseases of the digestive system, to increase appetite. In folk medicine, the use of alcohol tincture is much wider.

Treatment with wormwood in any dosage form can be dangerous. Therefore, it should be started after consulting a doctor. It is important to consider contraindications and possible side effects. Alcohol tincture is strictly contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. It is also contraindicated for children under 12 years of age. How to drink wormwood tincture correctly? How to prepare an alcohol tincture, infusion, or decoction of dry herbs at home?

Useful and healing properties

What are the benefits of wormwood tincture? Wormwood tincture has many beneficial properties:

• activates the synthesis of bile and gastric juice;
• relieves pain and inflammation;
• cleanses the blood;
• expels helminths;
• improves appetite;
• normalizes digestion;
• calms the nerves;
• eliminates spasms;
• eliminates excessive gas formation;
• removes toxic substances from the body;
• normalizes metabolism;
• lowers blood pressure;
• strengthens the immune system;
• causes aversion to alcohol;
• promotes the breakdown of fat reserves;
• prevents and inhibits the growth of cancerous tumors;
• disinfects wounds and accelerates their healing;
• has an antiseptic effect;
• improves memory;
• normalizes sleep;
• fills with energy;
• intensifies labor pains.

But the medicine can bring, in addition to benefits, harm if you do not follow the doctor’s recommendations.

If the dosage is exceeded and prolonged use, wormwood tincture causes side effects:

• headaches and dizziness;
• nausea and vomiting;
• heartburn;
• diarrhea;
• allergic reactions;
• severe poisoning that undermines health;
• gastralgia – cramping stomach pain;
• seizures and “wormwood epilepsy”;
• nervous disorders;
• tremor;
• hallucinations;
• fainting.

Indications for use

What does wormwood tincture help with? What does it cure? The instructions for use for the pharmaceutical drug state that it is recommended for improving appetite and for diseases of the digestive system:

• biliary dyskinesia;
• chronic cholecystitis;
• anacid and hypoacid gastritis;
• anorexia.

In folk medicine, the indications for use are much more extensive:

• pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract (colic, spasms, heartburn, chronic colitis, enterocolitis, gastritis with low acidity, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, hemorrhoids, food poisoning,
• indigestion, constipation, flatulence, lack of appetite);
• parasitic diseases (expels not only roundworms and pinworms, but also lamblia and opisthorchid);
• nervous disorders (fatigue, nervousness, anxiety, apathy, insomnia, neurasthenia, epilepsy);
• alcoholism;
• rheumatism;
• urolithiasis disease;
• women's diseases (menstrual irregularities, scanty menstruation, uterine bleeding, thrush, uterine fibroids, inflammation, sexually transmitted infections, erosions, polyps);
• impotence;
• female and male infertility;
• colds;
• dermatological problems (wounds, ulcers, abscesses, burns, fungal infections, boils, eczema).

Due to its antiseptic properties, the tincture is used in dentistry in the complex treatment of periodontal disease, gingivitis and stomatitis. It is also used in oncology (both for preventive and therapeutic purposes).

Studies have shown that artemisinin, which is part of the medicinal plant, is capable of destroying malignant cells.

Features of the drug

The pharmacy tincture has a long shelf life - 10 years. The product should be protected from light, usually stored in the refrigerator. Available in bottles of 25, 40 and 50 ml. It has a greenish-brown color and a specific wormwood smell. The tincture is made from 70% alcohol.

Pharmacological action of wormwood tincture

In pharmacology, wormwood tincture belongs to the group of secretory agents. Under its influence, the production of pancreatic juice and the outflow of bile increases. But the product also has a number of other properties:

• anthelmintic;
• pain reliever;
• soothing;
• carminative;
• antispasmodic;
• blood purifying;
• antitumor;
• disinfectant;
• wound healing;
• anti-inflammatory.

Read more about the healing properties of wormwood in our other article.

List of indications

What are the indications for using wormwood tincture?

• Parasitic diseases. Wormwood tincture is effective against worms. With its help, not only roundworms and pinworms are expelled, but also parasites that settle in the liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, and pancreas (opisthorchid and lamblia).
• Diseases of the digestive system. Wormwood is the first remedy for indigestion. It is used as a choleretic agent for diseases of the liver and gall bladder. It helps with gastritis with low acidity, chronic colitis, inflammation of the cecum and rectum, after removal of the gallbladder. Eliminates heartburn, colic, and abdominal cramps. Acts as a detoxifying agent, removes toxins from the body in case of poisoning.
• Alcoholism. People have long known means that cause an aversion to alcohol. One of them is wormwood. It is prepared in pure form or in combination with other herbs - centaury, horsetail, thyme, licorice, thyme. For alcoholism, only water decoctions and infusions are taken. The course of treatment is usually long - from 1 to 3 months. The medicine is taken before meals, 3 times a day, a tablespoon. After this, a break is taken and the therapy is repeated. Treatment of alcoholism with herbal remedies should be carried out under the supervision of a narcologist. The psychological state of the patient is also important.
• Infertility. The herb is often used for disorders of the reproductive system and hormonal imbalance of the menstrual cycle. In addition, the tincture is taken orally for uterine bleeding, inflammation of the female genital area, and uterine fibroids. Decoctions for douching are used externally. Wormwood is also taken for male infertility.
• Nervous disorders. The tincture is recommended for fatigue, neurasthenia, nervous tension, anxiety and apathy. Normalizes sleep, improves memory, gives strength. In herbalists there are recipes for infusions of wormwood for epilepsy. But if you have this diagnosis, you should consult your doctor before taking the herb.
• External use. An alcohol tincture is used to rub muscles during sprains and relieve joint pain. There are positive reviews that the tincture alleviates the condition of sprains. It is also used in diluted form to disinfect the mouth and gargle. To treat wounds, burns, boils, ulcers, abscesses, eczema, and fungal skin infections, take water infusions. They are also added to medicinal baths for neuralgia, rheumatic pain, and gout.

The herb has antitumor and blood purifying properties, so it is used for the prevention of cancer. There are cases of successful recovery from cancer diagnoses after treatment with wormwood tincture. Recently, scientific research has appeared on the antitumor properties of wormwood. Scientists have proven that artemisinin contained in the herb can destroy cancer cells.

How to take the tincture

How to take wormwood tincture?

• Dosage. The average dose of the medicine is 15–20 drops 3 times a day. However, the doctor may prescribe an increased or, conversely, decreased dose according to indications.
• A course of treatment. The instructions indicate that the course of treatment can take from 20 to 25 days. Herbalists mention that wormwood in any form should not be taken for more than 14 days, otherwise there is a risk of side effects.
• Conditions of admission. It is recommended to take the tincture at least 20 minutes before meals.

What are the contraindications for the tincture? Allergy to wormwood; acute forms of gastrointestinal diseases; gastritis with high acidity; internal bleeding; anemia; stomach ulcer; postoperative period. Some sources indicate that tincture and decoction should not be drunk if you have epilepsy. Others talk about the benefits of the drug for this diagnosis. For hypertension, alcohol tincture can lead to increased blood pressure, so it is better to take water infusions.

How to accept customization

How to take wormwood preparations correctly? When used externally, the tincture is rubbed on the affected areas for joint pain, sprains, and dislocations. The product is used to treat the skin for wounds and dermatological diseases, and rinse (after diluting with water) the mouth and throat for disinfecting purposes. The tincture is also added to baths for gout, rheumatism, and neuralgia.

When using wormwood tincture internally, it is better to avoid products containing sugar, as it weakens the effect of the medicinal plant.

The duration of treatment is 20-25 days, but after 14 days it is recommended to take a break to avoid side effects.

Instructions for use of pharmaceutical tincture

How to drink wormwood tincture? According to the instructions, take 15-20 drops of wormwood tincture three times a day, 20-30 minutes before meals. But the doctor, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient and his health condition, can increase or decrease the dose.

Use in folk medicine

In folk medicine, the use of the drug depends on its form: the infusion is drunk in 60 milliliters, the decoction is 60-120 milliliters, and the tincture is 15 drops (pre-diluted in 100 milliliters of water). Usually taken three times a day.

Cooking at home

The tincture can be bought at a pharmacy or prepared at home. When preparing the tincture, the healing raw materials are poured with boiling water and infused for half an hour to two hours. The broth is boiled for 1-10 minutes over low heat or kept in a water bath.

Which wormwood should I use?

Over 400 species of medicinal plants are known, but not all of them have healing properties. In folk medicine, wormwood and bitter wormwood are most often used.

Infusion

For an aqueous infusion, dry raw materials (2-3 grams) are poured with boiling water (250 milliliters) and left to infuse for half an hour. To obtain an infusion of higher concentration, take 5 milligrams of the herb.

Decoction

For the decoction, dry raw materials (5 grams) are poured with boiling water (250 milliliters) and boiled for 1-3 minutes. They insist for half an hour.

Infusion of alcohol, vodka or moonshine

How to prepare an alcohol tincture? To prepare a vodka tincture of wormwood, pour the herb (5 grams) with vodka (half a liter) and leave for 2 weeks. A moonshine tincture is prepared in the same way.

To prepare a tincture of wormwood with alcohol, dry raw materials (5 grams) are poured with alcohol (200 milliliters). Leave for 10-14 days. The strong alcoholic drink made from this plant is called absinthe and is not used for medicinal purposes.

Oil infusion

To prepare the oil infusion, you will need the seeds of the medicinal plant and any vegetable oil. Seeds (5 grams) are crushed and poured with oil (120 milliliters). Leave for a day in a warm, dark place.

You can prepare wormwood oil differently. A half-liter jar is filled with fresh grass leaves, without tamping, and filled with oil (preferably olive or linseed). Cover with a lid and leave for 10 days.

A properly prepared oil infusion is dark green or shimmers with mother-of-pearl. It is used not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology.

Features of preparation and use

You can purchase wormwood extract in alcohol at a pharmacy or prepare a tincture yourself. You can also brew decoctions, infusions, teas, and prepare drinks at home.

Infusion and decoction

How to brew wormwood? There are several brewing methods in which the healing substances of the herb are preserved as much as possible. In this case, the infusions do not boil, but are only poured with boiling water and kept for 30 minutes to 2 hours. Decoctions can be boiled for 1 to 10 minutes over low heat. It’s even better to keep them in a water bath.

Preparation of wormwood infusion

1. Take 1 tsp. dry raw materials.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water.
3. Leave for 30 minutes.
4. Strain.

Take ¼ cup 3 times a day. To obtain a more concentrated infusion, take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry wormwood herb.

Preparing the decoction

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. dry raw materials.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water.
3. Boil for 1 minute.
4. Leave for 30 minutes.
5. Strain.

Decoctions are taken orally, ¼ or ½ cup 3 times a day. They are often used externally - for douching and enemas against worms.

Alcohol tincture

In addition to the above indications, alcohol tincture is drunk to normalize metabolism and lose weight, strengthen the immune system and prevent ARVI. It can also be taken for urolithiasis, cough, rheumatism, herpes, fibroids.

How to cook

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. dry raw materials.
2. Pour 10 tbsp. l. 70% alcohol.
3. Leave for 10–14 days.
4. Strain.

The average single dose of alcohol tincture is 1 tsp. A strong alcoholic drink made from wormwood is called absinthe. It is not used as a remedy.

Features of treatment of helminthic infestation

Treatment of worms should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor, after establishing the type of helminthic infestation. Herbal medicine has proven itself well for parasitic diseases. The best herbal anthelmintic remedies are wormwood, tansy, cloves, walnuts, cumin seeds, pumpkin seeds, and garlic. They can be taken separately or anthelmintic preparations can be prepared from them.

Recipe for wormwood tincture against worms

1. Take 1 part of dry crushed herb.
2. Add 1 part crushed pumpkin seeds.
3. Pour in 3 parts vodka.
4. Leave for 7 days.
5. Strain.

The tincture is taken for the treatment and prevention of worms after examination.

Infusions and tinctures of wormwood in complex therapy successfully treat ascariasis, enterobiasis, opisthorchiasis and giardiasis. Read more about wormwood against worms in our other article.

Insect protection

Wormwood is a popularly known insecticidal agent. It is used not only against worms, but also against fleas in the apartment. Wormwood does not poison insects, but only repels them with its smell. She is also afraid of flies, moths, and cockroaches. Wormwood can be used in dry form, spreading its branches on the floor in the house. You can spray the floor with tincture, infusion or decoction, and treat pet hair with it. Wormwood oil is also effective against harmful insects. It can be poured into cups and placed throughout the apartment. It can also be dripped onto animal fur. In gardening, the grass is used against caterpillars and wood-boring beetles.

Security measures

Wormwood belongs to the group of toxic medicinal plants. If you violate the dosage and drink the drug uncontrollably, a number of side effects will occur:

• gastrointestinal disorders: nausea, vomiting, heartburn, flatulence, cramps, diarrhea or constipation;
• disorders of the nervous system: loss of consciousness, muscle cramps, hallucinations, dizziness, tremors, severe headaches;
• allergic reaction: redness, itching, urticaria.

It is important to know:

• do not take the tincture for more than 2 weeks;
• do not increase the dosage indicated by the doctor;
• If side effects are detected, you should stop taking it and consult a doctor.

Let us emphasize once again: for children, alcohol tincture is allowed only from 12 years of age. Decoctions and infusions are used externally. Before oral administration, consultation with a doctor should be strictly mandatory. A child's digestive system may react negatively to bile stimulation, leading to complications.

The main use of wormwood tincture is diseases of the digestive system, disorders of the liver and gall bladder. It is also a popularly known anthelmintic medicine. The tincture relieves fatigue, improves memory, helps with insomnia, strengthens the immune system, and cleanses the blood. It is used externally for rubbing against sprains, muscle and joint pain, and is used to treat wounds. It is also a good disinfectant for the throat and mouth.

Recipes depending on the area of ​​application

For a cold

The tincture is recommended for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes during exacerbation of colds. It is enough to drink it for 3-4 days, 25 milliliters once a day.

Against cough

The following remedy will help you get rid of a severe cough within a day: dry grass (10 grams) is poured with water (200 milliliters) and placed in a water bath for a quarter of an hour. Leave for 10-12 hours. Every 4 hours, drink 40 milliliters of the broth, snacking on fruits (apples, pears, plums, grapes).

For insomnia

Wormwood oil will help restore strength, calm nerves and normalize night sleep. It is dripped onto a piece of refined sugar, which is eaten at night.

Another soothing infusion: pour the herb (5 grams) with hot water (250 milliliters) and leave for 20 minutes. To enhance the effect of the drug, mint is added.

Another remedy that helps with insomnia and neuroses is wormwood baths.

From parasites

Various medicinal plants have proven themselves excellent in the fight against helminths: wormwood, cloves, tansy, garlic, pumpkin and caraway seeds. They can be used separately or together.

The following recipes will be effective:

• The herb (20 grams) is poured with boiling water (300 milliliters) and placed in a water bath for half an hour. Boiling water (200 milliliters) is added to the strained broth. Drink 30 milliliters 30 minutes before eating.
• Dry herbs of wormwood, cloves and tansy are mixed in equal proportions and ground into powder. Consume by stirring with a small (pea-sized) piece of bread crumb. The powder is taken at the tip of the knife. This remedy is called “troika”, as it contains 3 herbs. It has a very strong effect: wormwood and tansy destroy mature parasites, and cloves act on larvae and eggs.
• Mix crushed pumpkin seeds and dry wormwood herb in equal proportions, add three times the volume of vodka (or half-diluted alcohol) and leave in a warm place for 7-10 days. The tincture is taken for ascariasis, opisthorchiasis, enterobiasis, giardiasis: half an hour before meals, drink 25-30 milliliters of the medicine (depending on body weight).
• Garlic (2 cloves is passed through a garlic press and mixed with chopped herbs (1-2 grams). The mixture is poured with red or white homemade wine (750 milliliters), it should be hot. Leave for 5 days. Drink 100-200 milliliters daily.
• The herb (5 grams) is mixed with onion peels (5 grams) and poured with boiling water (liter). Place in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. Used for enemas (done before bedtime) in the presence of roundworms and pinworms.

The course of treatment is 7-10 days. If necessary, repeat after a month's break.

Wormwood also has insecticidal properties. Although it is not capable of killing insects, thanks to its smell it repels fleas, flies, cockroaches, and moths.

You can spread the branches of the plant around the apartment, sprinkle the floor, treat the fur of pets with a decoction, infusion or tincture. You can also use wormwood oil: drip it through the fur or pour it into cups and place it around the apartment.

This amazing herb will help cope not only with “household” pests, but also with garden pests: wood-boring beetles and caterpillars.

For children

Wormwood preparations are also used for children: in the presence of parasites in the body, poor appetite, colds and coughs.

The water infusion is given to children 20 milliliters once a day, and the alcohol tincture is given a few drops, dissolved in water. Treatment is carried out for a week. If necessary, you can repeat it after a month.

For hair

Wormwood infusion is also used for rinsing hair: fresh herbs (a glass) are poured with boiling water (two liters) and left for half an hour. It will saturate the scalp with vitamins, improve blood circulation, get rid of dandruff, give hair shine and beauty, and accelerate its growth.

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For face

If you wash your face with wormwood infusion every morning, your skin will be cleared of acne and pimples, and will also gain elasticity and a beautiful color.

For the gastrointestinal tract

The tincture has an irritating effect on the receptors of the tongue and oral mucosa. As a result, the food center is excited, the synthesis of bile and gastric juice is activated, digestion improves and appetite increases. For this purpose, it is enough to take 15 drops of the remedy 15 minutes before meals. You can also prepare the following decoction: wormwood leaves (80 grams) are mixed with yarrow leaves (20 grams). The resulting mixture (10 grams) is brewed with boiling water (half a liter) and left for 30-40 minutes.

For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, take wormwood infusion for 4 days, sip 40-50 minutes before meals, or tincture - 20-30 drops, diluting them in a glass of water.

Alcohol tinctures are especially effective for inflammation of the digestive system.

For poisonings that are difficult to treat, wormwood infusion is an excellent remedy. They drink it 100-120 milliliters three times a day. For non-infectious colitis, drink wormwood infusion and eat 4 pears daily.

For gastritis with high acidity, accompanied by frequent pain and heartburn, it is recommended to prepare an infusion from a mixture of medicinal herbs (wormwood, yarrow, sage, mint, chamomile), taken in equal proportions. The crushed mixture (5 grams) is brewed with boiling water (200 milliliters) and left for about an hour. Drink hot once a day.

For excess weight

Those who want to lose weight are recommended to drink wormwood infusion for a week before each meal. After a week's break, the treatment course is repeated. The infusion will restore water-salt metabolism and the digestion process, which will ensure weight loss.

You can prepare another remedy: mix the herbs of wormwood, tansy and buckthorn in a ratio of 8:1:1, pour boiling water over the mixture of herbs (2-3 grams) and leave for an hour. Drink 20 milliliters 3 times a day before meals for two weeks. Repeat after 2 weeks.

From papillomas

An infusion will help you get rid of papillomas: powdered grass (5 grams) is poured with boiling water (liter) and left for 5-6 hours. The product is used for enema (900 milliliters) and douching (100 milliliters) for 1-2 weeks.

DESCRIPTION. A perennial herbaceous plant up to 1-2 m high with a characteristic aromatic, “wormwood” smell and a very bitter, spicy taste.

The whole plant is densely covered with short adjacent hairs, grayish, silvery-felt. The root is thick, taproot. The stem is leafy, rather thick, grooved, sometimes with shortened, sterile shoots at the base. Leaves of various types: basal and lower stem - on long petioles, almost thrice-pinnately dissected, middle stem - double-pinnately dissected, upper - simply pinnate, almost sessile. The lobules of all leaves are entire, linear-oblong, sometimes with a few teeth. The baskets are drooping, almost spherical, in a dense, wide, paniculate inflorescence. The involucre leaves are linear, the inner ones are elliptical, membranous. The receptacle is convex, with bristly, falling hairs. All flowers are tubular, yellow, the marginal ones are pistillate, the middle ones are bisexual. The fruits are very small brownish achenes without a tuft. Blooms in June-August. The fruits ripen in September-October. Seed regeneration predominates, but it also reproduces by root shoots.

RAW MATERIALS. The main raw material is the herb wormwood, consisting of leafy flowering shoots no more than 25 cm long, not containing rough stem bases. The smell is aromatic, peculiar, the taste is spicy-bitter. Moisture no more than 13%, total ash no more than 13%, darkened parts no more than 3%, stems with a diameter over 3 mm no more than 3%, particles passing through a sieve with holes 3 mm in diameter no more than 5%, organic impurities no more 2%, mineral - no more than 1.5%.

In addition, wormwood leaves are used, collected before it blooms, in June-July. They must contain ash, insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid, no more than 4%, extractive substances no less than 25%, particles passing through a sieve with holes 3 mm in diameter, no more than 3%, organic impurities no more than 1%, mineral impurities - no more than 1%.

DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING. Found almost everywhere. It grows as a weed in young fallow lands, in forest belts and forest plantations, roadsides and other places with disturbed vegetation. Rarely - as a weed in crops. Predominant on loose, well-moistened soils, avoids heavy soils. The raw materials are dried under canopies or in the shade. The yield of dry grass is about 25%, the yield of leaves is 20-25% of the weight of freshly harvested raw materials. The shelf life of grass is up to 3 years, leaves - up to 2 years.

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 13 crystalline substances have been isolated from the herb wormwood. Among them are the flavonoid artemetin, sesquiterpene lactones - absintin and anabsintin (from which, under certain conditions, artabsin is formed - a direct source of chamazulene), as well as hydroxypelenolide, ketopelenolide-alpha and ketopepenolide-alpha. The herb contains 0.5-2% essential oil called absynthol. It contains up to 11 components: thujol alcohol, ketone, pinene, cadinene, alpha and beta caryophyllene, bisabolene (lymene), thujol esters, artemazulene. Two compounds similar to proartemazulene were found in the leaves and inflorescences, and the flavonoid artemitin was found in the roots.

APPLICATION. The pharmacological activity of wormwood is explained by the ability of absinthine to reflexively stimulate the function of the digestive glands, the secretion of bile and pancreatic juice.

Chamazulene, isolated from the herb wormwood, has an anti-inflammatory effect. In scientific medicine, wormwood preparations are used for gastritis, to stimulate appetite and improve digestion, as a tonic for the gastrointestinal tract and enhances the secretion of gastric juice. Chamazulene is recommended for the treatment of bronchial asthma, eczema, and x-ray burns.

In folk medicine, wormwood preparations are recommended as a stimulant of appetite and improves digestion, stimulating the secretion of the digestive glands and increasing the secretion of bile and pancreatic juice, in case of indigestion, high acidity, gastric colitis, gastritis, flatulence, liver and gall bladder diseases, anemia, insomnia, bad breath, scrofula, tuberculosis, hemorrhoids, articular rheumatism, epilepsy, leucorrhoea (in women).

RECIPES

Tea:

Brew 1 teaspoon of finely chopped wormwood with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain; take 0.25 cups 3 times a day half an hour before meals (preferably with the addition of honey). Appetizing tea is prepared according to this recipe: mix 8 parts of wormwood with 2 parts of yarrow; Brew 1 teaspoon of the mixture with 2 cups of boiling water, give the tea time to brew and drink 0.25 cup 3 times a day.

Infusion

For internal use, it is prepared as follows: brew 1-2 teaspoons of crushed wormwood with a glass of boiling water (daily dose).

Tincture helps with insect bites

(1:10) or decoction (inside); in a mixture with creeping thyme or heroic herb (1 teaspoon of wormwood for 4 parts of herb) in the form of a decoction (15 g per glass), wormwood is used in the treatment of alcoholism (dosage regimen - 1 tablespoon of decoction 3 times a day for 2 -3 months); together with sage in powder form - in the treatment of the liver (1 teaspoon of wormwood, 5 teaspoons of sage).

recipe :

Mix 1 teaspoon of crushed seeds with 4 teaspoons of Provençal oil, leave for 8 hours. Take 1-2 drops (drop onto a piece of refined sugar).

To prepare the ointment, you need to mix 1 part of fresh wormwood juice with 4 parts of base (vaseline, etc.). Wounds are treated with this ointment.

For enemas (for pinworms), prepare a mixture:

Mix 2 cups of wormwood decoction with a glass of decoction of a medium head of garlic.

Fresh wormwood juice with wine is used for intestinal bloating, gases, insomnia, and kidney stones.

For insomnia, place wormwood grass under your pillow or wrap your head with a towel soaked in wormwood infusion.

The use of wormwood is contraindicated during pregnancy. You should beware of long-term use of wormwood preparations, as they can cause convulsions, hallucinations and even mental disorders.

Tincture:

Pour 1 teaspoon of herbs into 5 teaspoons of 70% alcohol, leave for 8 days, strain. Take 15-20 drops with water 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals for bloating.

USE IN NUTRITION

The above-ground part of the plant is used to flavor cupcakes and confectionery; it is added to sauces, to meat and game, and to bread (“hunter’s bread”).