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-- By  sarah in  uk on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 at 20:05.

does anyone know how which parts of the wormwood plant you need to harvest for making absinthe, and how you harvest it please? i can only find how to harvest for tea!

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


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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.

 



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