How to Use Wormwood and Recipes
Wormwood is available at health stores and online as an essential oil, capsules, tablets, tincture and liquid extract forms.
It can also be used in fresh or dry form to make a infusion or tea.
To prepare a wormwood infusion or tea, steep a half teaspoon to one teaspoon of dried or fresh wormwood in one cup of boiling water for 5 to 15 minutes.
It’s important that you use no more than one teaspoon as the leaves are very strong and bitter.
Longer steep time will make for a stronger tea, but also a bitter tea.
Wormwood tea is especially helpful for digestion, specifically before heavy meals that may likely cause gas and a bloated stomach.
It can also be taken as an occasional energy tonic.
For intestinal benefits such as worms or parasites, it’s best to take powdered wormwood in the tablet form.
You can also use wormwood and other botanicals in homemade bitters recipe. Bitters are an excellent digestive aid.
Wormwood should only be taken under the supervision of a professional.
It should always be taken in small doses as directed and for no longer than four weeks at a time it is not meant for long-term use.
Do not exceed recommended doses because excessive consumption could be highly toxic.
