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wormwood [2025/11/13 15:28] – [Artemisia Ketone] Humphrey Boa-Gartwormwood [2025/11/18 09:21] (current) – [Wormwood & Mugwort Catalog] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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-====== Wormwood Catalog ======+====== Wormwood & Mugwort ======
  
 **Wormwood** is a family of herbaceous perennials & annuals of the **Artemisia** genus, which also includes the **Mugworts**. They are primarily grown for their [[wormwood#absinthin|absinthin]] and [[wormwood#thujone|thujone]] content. **Wormwood** is a family of herbaceous perennials & annuals of the **Artemisia** genus, which also includes the **Mugworts**. They are primarily grown for their [[wormwood#absinthin|absinthin]] and [[wormwood#thujone|thujone]] content.
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 ===== Culinary Use ===== ===== Culinary Use =====
  
-Some of the most bitter cultivars //(in particular [[wormwood:common|A. absinthium]])// are used in the production of alcohol - particularly absinthe. However, it can be added at many stages of a distillation or infusion process.+Some of the most bitter cultivars //(in particular [[wormwood:common|A. absinthium]])// are used in the production of alcohol - specifically absinthe. However, it can be added at many stages of a distillation or infusion process.
  
  
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 ==== Thujone ==== ==== Thujone ====
  
-**Thujone** is a monoterpene compound that occurs primarily as one of two stereoisomers: **α-thujone** and **β-thujone**. It is a GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor antagonist, and is known to act on the 5-HT3 and α7 nicotinic receptors as well. While it occurs throughout most of the //Artemisia// genus //(and even in other plants such as [[salvia:sage|common sage]])//, it occurs in especially high concentrations in [[wormwood:white|A. herba-alba]] and [[wormwood:common|A. absinthium]]. It can be found in lighter concentrations in [[wormwood:mugwort|A. vulgaris]] and [[wormwood:roman|A. pontica]], and not-insignificant amounts can be found in [[wormwood:chinese|A. argyi]] and [[wormwood:korean|A. princeps]] as well.+**Thujone** is a monoterpene compound that occurs primarily as one of two stereoisomers: **α-thujone** and **β-thujone**. It is a GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor antagonist, and is known to act on the 5-HT3 and α7 nicotinic receptors as well. While it occurs throughout much of the //Artemisia// genus //(and even in other plants such as [[salvia:sage|common sage]])//, it occurs in especially high concentrations in [[wormwood:white|A. herba-alba]] and [[wormwood:common|A. absinthium]]. It can be found in lighter concentrations in [[wormwood:mugwort|A. vulgaris]] and [[wormwood:roman|A. pontica]], and not-insignificant amounts can be found in [[wormwood:chinese|A. argyi]] and [[wormwood:korean|A. princeps]] as well.
  
 It has long-thought to be the primary compound responsible for Wormwood's mild hallucinogenic properties. Like many psychoactive compounds, thujone has not seen much study in 21st century western medicine. Given thujone's ability to potentiate other drugs, it is likely acting in concert with various other compounds that occur within Wormwood cultivars. It has long-thought to be the primary compound responsible for Wormwood's mild hallucinogenic properties. Like many psychoactive compounds, thujone has not seen much study in 21st century western medicine. Given thujone's ability to potentiate other drugs, it is likely acting in concert with various other compounds that occur within Wormwood cultivars.
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   * [[erowid>herbs/mugwort|Mugwort Vault on Erowid]]   * [[erowid>herbs/mugwort|Mugwort Vault on Erowid]]
   * [[erowid>plants/wormwood|Wormwood Vault on Erowid]]   * [[erowid>plants/wormwood|Wormwood Vault on Erowid]]
-  * [[https://www.wormwoodsociety.org|The Wormwood Society]] - Nonprofit absinthe advocacy group+  * [[https://www.wormwoodsociety.org|The Wormwood Society]]
  
  
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