Notification of Absinthe wormwood

Absinthe wormwood is usually Wormwood or Grand Mortensen, actually a series of wormwood, which contains a huge amount of the chemical Thujone. Some brands of Absinthe use Roman wormwood, Artemisia Pontica beyond Grand wormwood, and this type of wormwood also contains Thujone, then drinks with two types of wormwood may contain more Thujone. Thujone amount can vary dramatically between brands, some Absinthe only negligible amounts of Thujone, while others have up to 35mg/kg. In the U.S., Absinthe with trace amounts of Thujone is legally for sale. 

Absinthe Mortensen has a controversy?

The medicine was made use of this common wormwood, Artemisia absinthium since antiquity. It has been used: -- 

- To reduce the toxicity caused by fungi and hemlock. 

- Ways to use it as a tonic. 

- Fever may be reduced. 

- It acts as a stimulant to digestion. 

- To handle parasitic intestinal worms. 

Green color, bitter taste and the name of Absinthe is based on wormwood herb, used in the preparation. The essential herbal oils Absinthe is also in charge of the famous "Louch" effect, the overcast happens when water is added to the drink. 

At the beginning of the 1900 Absinthe was banned in many countries because it contained the chemical Thujone, which has alleged harmful effects. Thujone was alleged to have psychoactive and psychedelic effects and also a hallucinogenic and Absinthe drinking was linked to violent crimes, severe intoxication, insanity. People thought that Absinthe was the main reason behind the murder of a French family! 

Be a trendy bohemian drink that was drunk by various writers and artists avd was limited at a time. United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Czech Republic are the few European countries where Absinthe was never limited. 

Absinthe wormwood Revival

There was never any real evidence linking Absinthe drinking, hallucinations or insanity, and it is now known that Absinthe is not worse than any other strong alcoholic beverages. One should consume Absinthe in moderation due to double the size of the alcohol in it. A large number Absinthe drinkers do report feeling a funny lucid or clear headed kind of drunkenness when consuming a bit too much Absinthe, which may be due to a combination of the sedative effects of some herbs (and alcohol) and stimulating effects of wormwood and other herbs .