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Artemisia vulgaris
8-18€ / 10ml
Wormwood is perhaps the most ambivalent plant in Western pharmacopoeia. Its name is a tribute to Artemis, Greek goddess of the moon, hunting and fertility. Since Antiquity, wormwood has been the quintessential emmenagogue plant, used to trigger and regulate menstruation. But this power has a dark side: thujone, the major neurotoxic ketone in its essential oil, makes it one of the most dangerous substances in aromatherapy. In France, the sale of wormwood essential oil is restricted and reserved for professionals.
Wormwood stands out from all other essential oils by the severity of its usage restrictions. In France, it is on the list of restricted essential oils. Its chemical profile, dominated by alpha and beta thujone, makes it a powerful neurotoxin capable of causing convulsions, vertigo, hallucinations and, at high doses, coma. Strictly limit to expert hands for precise indications.
Les propriétés listées reposent sur des études in vitro et/ou un usage traditionnel. Sauf mention contraire, elles n'ont pas été validées par des essais cliniques humains rigoureux. Ces informations ne constituent pas un avis médical.
Emmenagogue
Traditional use
Anthelmintic
Traditional use
Antispasmodic
Traditional use
Cholagogue
Traditional use
MAJOR DANGER: wormwood essential oil is NEUROTOXIC (thujone) and its sale is RESTRICTED in France. It should NEVER be used by the general public. Its use is exclusively reserved for medical aromatherapists. NEVER in diffusion, NEVER in ingestion without prescription. PROHIBITED in pregnant women (abortifacient), breastfeeding, children, epileptics. For the general public, safe alternatives systematically exist: clary sage (emmenagogue), tea tree (antiparasitic).
Non recommandé en diffusion. Privilégier l'application cutanée diluée ou l'inhalation contrôlée.
Diluer dans une huile végétale avant application. Respecter les dosages recommandés selon la zone et le public.
Non recommandé par voie orale. Utiliser exclusivement par voie cutanée ou en diffusion.
Les huiles essentielles suivantes se combinent particuli\u00e8rement bien avec armoise pour renforcer ou compl\u00e9ter ses effets :
Yes, very much so. Rich in alpha-thujone and beta-thujone (neurotoxic, abortifacient). One of the most dangerous essential oils. Strictly reserved for professionals. NEVER use at home. Not to be confused with blue tansy (Tanacetum annuum).
In expert hands, for very specific indications (parasites, amenorrhea) and at precise doses, it can be useful. But the risk/benefit ratio makes it unsuitable for home use. Many safer alternatives exist.
Related but different. Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and wormwood/absinthe (Artemisia absinthium) are both thujone-rich Artemisia species. Both are dangerous. The Artemisia genus contains several toxic species -- always verify the exact species.
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