Wormwood

-- By Kamaile in Georgia on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 at 14:49.

Good Afternoon

Mirabel, I see that you quote Proverbs. I have a question about wormwood in the Bible "...he hast made me drunken with wormwood."(Lamentations 3:15) Would this have been wormwood liquor like absinthe or does chewing wormwood cause intoxication?

"Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall..."(Jeremiah 23:15)"

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the "What is wormwood?" page

Wormwood is a plant that has fascinated humanity since the days of the Romans.

About the wormwood plant

The Vaults of Erowid site has a section about wormwood with information, photos of the plant and even experiences by people who have "experimented" with wormwood.

Wormwood tea anyone? The Golden Harvest Organics site has the recipe (the tea is to be used as a natural insect repellent, not drunk!), plus some tips on growing and harvesting the plant.

Purdue University's Center for New Crops & Plant Products has a short entry on wormwood that gives its common names, habitat and desription.