Wormwood is a bitter herb and an ingredient in the alcoholic drink absinthe. It may have antimicrobial properties, relieve pain, stimulate digestion, and more. However, it contains thujone, a ...

Wormwood drinks have been around for centuries - Samuel Pepys mentions 'purl', or wormwood beer, in his famous diaries. It was the hallucinogenic properties of thujone that could explain episodes ...

He highlighted how traces of sage and thyme, which contain anti-cancer properties, were found in ancient Egyptian beer jars. Similarly wormwood, which also has cancer-fighting agents, has been ...

The Swedish-style bäsk liqueur flavored with wormwood is known for its extremely bitter taste. Malört's website characterizes it as a rite of passage or a hangover cure. It was created by Carl ...

What can you tell me about wormwood? I came across wormwood-infused wines when I was in Europe. It gave the wines a bit of an herbaceous, bitter note. —Dan H., Lake County, Calif. Dear Dan, Wormwood ...