What is a wormwood?

Answer 1

Wormwood is a species of the Artemesia plant. It is a common herbal ingredient in parasite remedies, or treating parasites.

"Wormwood (Artemesia annua) - The herb wormwood has been used for centuries as a herbal remedy for parasites. Wormwood tea is often used for pinworms and roundworms and is especially effective against giardia. Wormwood can be found in tea, liquid extract, or capsule form, however, the pure oil is poisonous. It can initially cause a worsening of symptoms and some irritation of the intestines. Wormwood contains sesquiterpene lactones, which work similar to peroxide by weakening the parasite membranes. Wormwood also contains an ingredient that is effective against malaria."

Answer 2

Wormwood is a plant.. It is used for many different reasons. They used to put it in alcholic drinks, and thus it would make you hallucinate. Wormwood is also used in witchcraft alot as well, to make different potions, lotions, and other notions. It smells real bad too!!!

Answer 3

I have the answer here i and i guaranteer this is it.
Wormwood (artermisia absinthium) is a herb that has psychoactive and hallucinogenic properties. Wormwood is said to affect the neuro receptors in the brain in a similar way to THC (the psychoactive component present in cannabis).

Answer 4

It is an herb and also there is a wood that is used in furniture making where worms have burrowed in it. But the herb is used as a detox for intestinal worms mostly

Answer 5

Its wood that has been eaten by worms. It looks like swiss cheese after the worms have eaten it. Its used as decorative wood because of the uneven patterns in the wood. Might I call it Holy wood? lol

Answer 6

A plant that makes u hallucinate, it used to be in alcoholic drinks but has been taken out by FDA.

Answer 7

I think it's a type of wood as the name denotes.