Wormwood what is if good for?!
Answers: In Witchcraft?
In order to hallucinate from the thujene that is contained in wormwood you have to consume vast qualities of it. In fact there is no significant quantity of it contained in modern or traditional Absinthe. The hallucinogenic effect were a smear campaign against the drink by the French wine industry that was almost put out of business by the popularity of the absinthe and a plague that destroyed many grape crops in the late 1800's.
Here.. watch this from the History Channel featuring the worlds leading expert on Absinthe.
As far as the taste goes... It is tough to describe herbal flavor... Besides absinthe it is used in many liquors, including some vermouth.
your surround it around a candle to get the spiritual benefits from it its also poisonous.
Wormwood is the weed that Absinthe is made from. It is a liquor that is illegal in many parts of the world, U.S. included. It was said to have hallucinogen properties, like pot. I have heard some people actually like the taste.
It has the nickname "The Green Fairy".
If you have to take a drug test after consuming this, you will probably fail.
Other than in absinthe, wormwood is traditionally used to get rid of parasitic worms, and to repel fleas and moths. It has been used in wine and beer making processes as well as a food flavoring.
It tends to have a very bitter flavor, and in wiccan practices is believed to have multiple effects on the psychic abilities of the practitioner.
Even though it is best known for being a chemical in absinthe, recent tests show absinthe contains only small quantities of thujone, and it is not responsible for absinthe's reported hallucinogenic effects. Thujone acts on the GABA receptors in the brain and does not cause hallucinations. By inhibiting GABA receptor activation neurons may fire more easily which can cause muscle spasms and convulsions. There is no evidence any size dose will cause hallucinations, however thujone is reported to produce some psychoactive effects when dried wormwood, or extracts of the wormwood plant are smoked, but these effects are not hallucinogenic in nature and are quite different from the effects of drinking absinthe. Thujone is reported to be toxic to both brain and liver cells and could cause convulsions if used in too high a dose.
hallucinating.