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Essential oil
Wormwood Absinthium essential oil
Artemisia absinthiumEssential oilBulk supplyHalal
- Appearance
- Dark liquid
- Colour
- Yellow to red-brown
- Odour
- Specific, artemisia absinthium
Physico-chemical properties
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Relative density (g/cm³) | from 0.840 to 0.980 |
| Refractive index (20°C) | from 1.486 to 1.498 |
| Acid value (mg KOH/g) | not more than 10.0 |
Content of characteristic ingredients (by GC), %
| Ingredient | Content, % |
|---|---|
| Content of ketones (as iso-artemisia ketone), % | more than 20.0 |
| α + β thujone | from 50 to 60 |
| Isothujyl acetate | not less than 38 |
| Linalool | from 5 to 10 |
Therapeutic properties
Wormwood essential oil is above all a stomach medicine, being useful for indigestion, gastric pain, and lack of appetite, as well as the related problems of heartburn and flatulence, fevers, dysentery, asthma, burns, and anemia. It is also said to be helpful for liver insufficiency by stimulating liver and gallbladder secretions, and for jaundice.
Information as published in the Alta Oils product catalogue. It is not medical advice.