Description
Absinthe (Wormwood)High Quality Essential Oil
Artemisia absinthum
Hebrew: שיבה ,לענה שיחנית
5ml
We do not offer this oil often. We only offer this oil as a courtesy to our customers who request this oil for their perfume compositions etc, we offer only small batches of this artisan distilled oil from Israel in the Jericho Valley near the Dead Sea and the Balm of Gilead Farm. We usually only purchase 15-30 ml of essential oil from the artisan distiller in Jericho Valley.
The oil is a very dark green to bluish-green or brownish-green color with an intensely herbaceous-green, sharp, and fresh top note. The odor is reminiscent of cedar leaf oil but not as sweet and more sour sharp dry-woody in the body note, giving a very interesting and unique odor for perfumery. The bluish-green color is due to the presence of a small amount of Chamazulene (generally less than 1%), which is not present in the herb itself but generated from Artabsine during the distillation process.
Several species of wormwood grow wild in Israel in the sandy and desert regions. The most common is la’anat hamidbar (“desert wormwood”), the plant whose juice has a very bitter taste. It is possible that wormwood juice was extracted from it, as, despite its bitterness, it was regarded by the ancients as having therapeutic qualities. It relieves grief and calms the mind.
The Romans used to give it (absinthium) to the victors of the chariot races to drink since “health is an honorable prize” (Pliny, Historia Naturalis 27:45–46). In Greek, wormwood is called apsinthion (as the Septuagint translates la’anah). The Talmud (Av. Zar. 30a) mentions “bitter apsintin wine,” i.e., wine to which apsinthion (wormwood) was added, not unlike modern vermouth, which is wine to which the species Artemisia absinthium has been added (“wormwood” is probably a corruption of the word vermouth).
Wormwood is believed by some herbalists to calm the mind and reduce feelings of stress. It helped relieve bitterness and releases negative energy. It may also help to combat fatigue and improve alertness and focus. Wormwood Essential Oil is said to help ease fevers as a compress and soothe nausea and stomach upset as a stomach rub.
Wormwood is mentioned in the Bible over ten times and the prophets used it as suffering and illness simply because it grows in desert and barren regions of the Holy Land. In Lamentations 3:19 it says Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. Ancient Hebrew writings on medicinal use were commonplace in Israel when someone became sick or had snake or scorpion bites. According to Rambam, he says “Wormwood possesses remarkable curative properties”. Ancient Greeks physician’s writings recognized the value of “absinthe wormwood that it can warm the body contracts, and aids digestion”. Page 283-284 Natures Wealth Health and Healing based on the writing of the Rambam
Today in Israel and according to the writings of the Rambam wormwood is used to treat snake and scorpion bites, and external wounds, and draw out many toxins in the body. The Rambam recommended grinding raw wormwood and mix it with olive oil and apply locally. He also says using wormwood for eye infections and ear infections. Page 283-284 Natures Wealth Health and Healing based on the writing of the Rambam
Keep away from children & pets. Avoid eyes & mucous membranes. Avoid if pregnant. Highly concentrated – always dilute with a carrier oil. 1 drop of Absinthe essential oil to 4-5 Tablespoons of carrier oil is all you need.
Patricia Davis’ Book Aromatherapy A-Z recommends avoiding this essential oil for therapeutic aromatherapy purposes. She states there are not many medicinal uses for this oil in aromatherapy. Many herbalists have stated used with caution can be very useful with many illnesses, snake bites, and fighting infections. PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE USE.
WARNING: The main component of the oil is beta-thujone (typically 35-50%), which can be a known neurotoxin in large doses, and it is because of this the notorious liqueur drink known as Absinthe made from wormwood was banned first in Switzerland, and then in the US and finally in France in 1915 which greatly reduced the world production of the oil.
EXTERNAL USE ONLY! Be careful with topical application. Do your research. It is recommended this oil be used for perfumery purposes only. One drop to a 10-15ml blend is enough.
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