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Wormwood - healing properties and uses

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Wormwood is attracting more and more interest, mainly due to its healing properties. Check if it helps and when to use it.

Artemisia abrotanum is a plant of the Asteraceae family. In ancient times, she was credited with the power to drive away evil spirits. Currently, the plant is valued primarily for its healing properties. He often visits the gardens. It repels moths and mosquitoes. It is also readily used in the treatment of various diseases and ailments.

How does wormwood help?

Wormwood contains hydroxycoumarin, free flavonols, flavonoids, pyrocatechin tannins, essential oils and phenolic acids. These substances support the functioning of the digestive system, in particular the liver. They have a choleretic effect and improve the flow of secretions into the duodenum. At the same time, they slightly tighten the mucous membrane of the digestive tract. They have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. They do an excellent job of fighting various harmful microorganisms, such as streptococci that cause caries.

Wormwood is used to prevent and treat diseases that occur in the biliary tract, including cholelithiasis or biliary dyskinesia (this term refers to all disorders of the gallbladder and biliary tract). The plant is also used in the treatment of low stomach acid. This disease is a violation of the production of hydrochloric acid in the digestive system (its amount is too small). As a result, there are problems with digestion, various stomach ailments such as heartburn, nausea, vomiting, belching after eating, abdominal pain or colic.

The use of wormwood in medicine

On the basis of wormwood produce drugs with choleretic and choleretic properties. Most often they are in the form of liquids, less often herbal mixtures. Herbal extracts are the most effective. So far, it has not been found to have serious side effects. However, when starting phytotherapy (treatment with the use of herbal preparations), it is always necessary to consult with your doctor, who will assess the presence of contraindications to the use of a particular remedy and recommend the appropriate dose, taking into account the patient’s state of health. specific patient.

Source: Dr. Henryk Rozhansky, Phytotherapy for Liver and Gall Bladder Diseases (accessed online September 4, 2023)
  • Prevention
  • Alternative medicine
  • Diseases of the digestive system

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