A hallucination is a perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception. Hallucinations are vivid, substantial, and are perceived to be located in external objective space. They are distinguishable from several related phenomena, such as dreaming, which does not involve wakefulness; pseudohallucination, which does not mimic real perception, and is accurately perceived as unreal; illusion, which involves distorted or misinterpreted real perception; and imagery (imagination), ...

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What-is-DMT?

What is DMT?

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DMT is the common term for N,N-dimethyltryptamine, a potent psychedelic drug. Its chemical structure is similar to that of serotonin and melatonin and is thought to bind to certain serotonin receptors in the brain.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2016.00035/full" target="_blank" data-ref="The Therapeutic Potentials of Ayahuasca: Possible Effects against Various Diseases of Civilization" rel="noopener">[Ref. 1]</a>&nbsp;

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Since the 1960s, scientists believe that some mammals can produce DMT in their bodies. Its presence in the brains of rodents has been reported, and traces of it have been found in the human body and cerebrospinal fluid. What exactly makes natural DMT continues to be an extremely interesting field of study.&nbsp;

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Since DMT is also found in various plants, teas containing the drug have been consumed by many indigenous peoples of South America for at least 1,000 years, often for religious purposes. DMT received serious scientific attention as a therapeutic drug only in the 1950s.

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In fact, the German-Canadian chemist Richard Manske was the first to synthesize DMIT in 1931. Why this is happening remains a mystery. &nbsp;<a href="http://nrc-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1139/cjr31-097" target="_blank" data-ref="Just a moment..." rel="noopener">[Ref. 2]</a>&nbsp;

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As a drug, DMT was called the "molecule of the spirit" by Rick Strassmann, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico Medical School, because of the similarities between the effects of the drug and intense religious or spiritual experiences.&nbsp;

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Like psilocybin, DMT is believed to exert its psychedelic effects by activating the 5-HT2A receptor. It has been found that very quickly metabolized in the body. In one study, only 0.16% of the intramuscular dose of DMT was detected after a 24-hour period.

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Compared to psilocybin, DMT studies are less advanced. It is in the early stages of preclinical and clinical trials for use in depression and addiction.

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How does DMT work?

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Unlike more well-known LSD or psilocybin, the effects when taking DMT are often quite short, sometimes lasting only five minutes. However, the short duration was more than offset by its intensity, with users reporting extremely vivid hallucinations. Typical doses evoke visions of complex, multicolored geometric patterns, loss of ego and altered thought patterns. &nbsp;<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01424/full" target="_blank" data-ref="DMT Models the Near-Death Experience" rel="noopener">[ref. 3]</a>&nbsp;

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DMT has another unique characteristic: high doses of it can lead to an event called "tripp", at which point the users are no longer perceived as being in the same dimension. It is possible that the person experiences separation of the astral from the physical body. The new "location" can be fantastical, ranging from hyperspace to non-eval spheres. These strange places are often inhabited by even more strange creatures with which some people claim to have communicated.&nbsp;

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"Machine elves," as called by ethnobotany Terrence McKenna, who promotes DMT in certain circles, were reported by users after Dr. Steven Shara's experiments. The frequency with which these beings are reported may explain the use of DMT as a religious means of contact with the spiritual world. Although some users speculate on whether these creatures are real, author and psychedelic author James Kent stresses that they are hallucinations. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.tripzine.com/listing.php?id=visions" target="_blank" data-ref="Deconstructing the Vision : James Kent" rel="noopener">[Ref. 4]</a>&nbsp;

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Is the use of DMT legal? 

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Generally speaking, DMT is not legal for use. The Convention on Psychotropic Substances - An International Treaty signed in 1971 prohibits the medicine, but not the plants containing it.&nbsp;<a href="https://polis.osce.org/convention-psychotropic-substances#:~:text=The%20Convention%20on%20Psychotropic%20Substances,world%2C%20especially%20in%20Western%20nations" target="_blank" data-ref="Convention on Psychotropic Substances | OSCE POLIS" rel="noopener">[ref. 5]</a>&nbsp;

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Many countries have their own bans on the substance or plants from which it can be derived. However, some jurisdictions have exceptions for the use of products containing DMT (such as ayahuasca) by certain religious groups as part of their rituals. In our country, this indolin alkaloid falls among the banned drugs.

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Can DMT be used as a medicine? 

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Current studies focus on how the drug works in the brain and how it can be used to treat mental illness. As Dr. Carol Rutledge of Small Pharma - an English neuropharmaceutical company explains in an interview with Freethink, the extreme effects of this remedy may be exactly what some patients need. This is especially true when common drugs such as SSRI (selective serotonin reabsorption inhibitors) have failed. In this regard, he says:

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"Many of the mental health disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, even OCD, have this real negative thought process that leads to ingrained neural processes. And it's almost impossible to get out of them and I think that's why SSRI actually don't even try to do that. What psychedelics do is interrupt this path, cut off these neural connections and then increase neural connectivity and synaptic connectivity."

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Early reports from Small Pharma have suggested that DMT, along with therapy, may be used to help break away from unwanted behavioural patterns.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.freethink.com/series/just-might-work/psychedelic-therapy" target="_blank" data-ref="Is DMT the best new treatment for depression?" rel="noopener">[Ref. 6]</a>&nbsp; Other studies have also suggested that it may prove useful for depression and anxiety. Dr Rutledge suggests that stimulated connectivity between neurons allows the brain to "reset." As a result, these conditions can be more effectively treated.&nbsp;

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There is also a discussion about how mystical drug-induced experiences can help people with mental health problems explore the root causes of these problems.&nbsp;

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a hallucinogenic agent that can distort your perception of reality, cause the appearance of strong colors, sounds, objects, and even time can seem distorted. In addition to taking the drug, however, DMT can be administered as a drug to deal with depression, according to new research.&nbsp;

DMT: The strongest psychedelic most people have never heard of

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Depression – a chronic disease in people today

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Living in this world of hectic daily life, showered with duties and consumed with stress, we forget to pay attention to our mental health. Nowadays, a huge proportion of people experience depression at least once in their lives. Unfortunately, there are people for whom depression is not a one-off experience, but a daily test in their lives.

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Clinical depression or major depressive disorder is a condition that causes feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, sadness, loss of interest and appetite, fatigue, anger. Come to think of it, surely every one of you has had these feelings. What's the big deal, then, you ask? If you've dealt with them, why are there people who can't?

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What is depression?

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In order for a person with clinical depression to be diagnosed, he must have experienced these depressive feelings for at least two weeks and they must have influenced his normal behavior and actions (ref.1). There are several causes of depression:

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Inheritance from relatives who have also had depression
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Hormonal changes in the body – for example, after childbirth or menopause
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Biochemical changes in the brain – changes in the function of neurotransmitters, the role of which is to deliver messages from the brain to the body
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Visible change in the structures of the brain – contraction of parts of the brain and therefore of the functions associated with the specific part of the brain. The more serious the state of depression, the greater the shrinkage of the brain
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There are other changes in the brain that have been spotted in people with clinical depression, such as inflammation and reduced oxygen levels, which may be the cause of the brain's marked shrinkage.

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Warning signs for the onset of depression

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Since it is difficult to see the structure of the brain to understand that someone has depression, here are a few personality qualities that are considered risky for developing depression:

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Relatives who have a history of depression, alcoholism, suicide or bipolar disorder
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History of mental health problems at some point in life
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Traumatic events
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Alcohol or drug abuse
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Chronic diseases
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These are the warning signs before a possible onset of depression, so keep an eye on your loved ones and yourself in the presence of any of the above.

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How is depression treated?

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Depression is the most treatable mental illness and is most often treated with antidepressants and regular sessions with a psychiatrist. These methods have proven successful after about 3-6 months of use. Another method for patients who do not have improvements after regular therapy is electroconvulsive therapy. It involves brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia. This is done a total of 6-12 times, 2-3 times a week, depending on the degree of depression and the patient's response to therapy (ref.2).

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Other methods concentrated on brain stimulation are transcranial magnetic stimulation and stimulation of the vagus nerve. These therapies are applied in case there is no positive effect from the others. Their negative side is that patients have to take a lot of time for them and most experience headaches after procedures. In the case of stimulation of the vagus nerve, patients often experience sore throat, cough, difficulty swallowing, changes or even paralysis of the voice, which can remain constant.

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Psilocybin for the treatment of depression

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Over the past two decades, there has been increasing talk about the healing properties of psychotropic mushrooms and more specifically about the benefits of the active substance psilocybin in dealing with depression, especially in patients who show resistance to other therapies.

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On November 9, the pharmaceutical company "Compass Pathways" announced that psilocybin has proven effective in treating depression in the largest clinical study on this topic to date (ref.3). The study has not yet been published in a journal, meaning the claim is not 100 % accepted by everyone, but the results are clear and encouraging.

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It is not yet clear how it occurs at the molecular level, but psilocybin is believed to help with depression by restarting the brain, similar to the effects of electroconvulsive therapy. It seems that patients manage to connect with and understand their emotions, while ordinary antidepressants rather suppress both bad and good emotions.

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Psilocybin therapies would be much shorter and longer lasting than other therapies. It normally takes months of pill intake and appointments with a psychiatrist, or 30 treatments with transcranial magnetic stimulation for 6 weeks to notice a positive change in patients, while only one or two doses of psilocybin can reduce symptoms of depression for about 5 weeks, noticeably happening as early as the first week (ref.4).

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In addition, due to the more short-term intake of psilocybin, fewer side effects were observed in patients, as opposed to the side effects when taking ordinary antidepressants or in directly stimulating brain therapies.

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Negative sides when using the psychotropic substance for depression

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Due to the fact that there are no studies that 100 % prove the positive effect of psilocybin in dealing with depression and ones that prove it to be a better method than others, psychotropic mushrooms are still classified as a grade one drug with a high potential for addiction and abuse and without possible medical benefits. This limits the possibilities for improvement of people with resistance to other therapies who live in countries where the substance is prohibited.

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Unfortunately, there are patients who experience serious depression and resort to suicide – about 700,000 people die by suicide per year (ref.5). It is not inconceivable that people who have limited access to the only method of treatment they have not yet tried can resort to suicide.

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At the same time, if these people got hold of the psychotropic substance one way or another, they would be more susceptible to paranoia or startling hallucinations because they would feel more at risk than others who are in a safe environment.

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That is why, in clinical studies conducted so far using psilocybin, patients are necessarily placed in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. In addition, they are accompanied in the experience by at least one or two specialists after having passed specific preparation for the session. Usually these sessions last about 8 hours.

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More research is needed to make psilocybin a cure for people with depression.

Conclusion

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Depression is a chronic disease and is one of the most common ones nowadays. It manifests itself with typical feelings of depression – sadness, fatigue, loss of interest, hopelessness, etc. There are several methods of treatment, most often taking antidepressants for several months. Unfortunately, in some people, ordinary methods of treatment do not have an effect on the state of depression and it is necessary to apply another type of methods that stimulate the brain directly – these are electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and stimulation of the vagus nerve. These methods prove beneficial in clinical depression, but the fact that it is necessary for a person to devote more time and that they exert side effects, some more serious than others, in almost all patients, puts them in the back after psilocybin, the use of which gathers strength in scientific circles. Studies prove that this psychotropic substance reduces symptoms of depression significantly and patients feel more alive and happy. It is believed that psilocybin "restarts" the brain and allows a new beginning for patients. It is not yet clear how this happens, but the data so far show great potential for licensing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes in the future.

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<h4>Ivelina Yankova has acquired her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences at Bristol University, where she has studied a variety of methods of conducting scientific studies. She is currently engaged in conducting various genetic diagnostic tests. Her love of science and writing exists from an early age, and she pursues these passions relentlessly.</h4>

Psilocybin – the magic ingredient against depression

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Since the past, wormwood has had widespread use - from a medicinal plant for digestive problems and lack of appetite to a means of repelling demons and make love spells. Today, the use of Artemisia as an herb continues, discovering new healing effects of its use.

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When a product has a distinctly bitter taste, we often use the comparison "bitter as wormwood". Wormwood does have a specific bitter taste, but it, contrary to expectations, attracts people's attention and inspires the French doctor Pierre Ordina to create a well-known alcoholic beverage - absinthe.

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Facts About Wormwood

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Artemisia absinthium is also known as wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, mugwort, wermout, wermud, wormit, wormod.

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It is distributed in Europe, America, North Africa, North Asia and Europe. Wormwood is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Compositae. The above-ground part of the herb (wormwood stalk) is used, which includes the leaves, part of the inflorescences and the stem.

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An important distinguishing feature of this type of wormwood are the leaves. They are covered on both sides with silvery-white hairs, unlike the leaves of wild wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris), which are dark green above and white below.

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One Herb With Many Applications

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The fact that wormwood can be poisonous in large quantities does not prevent its widespread use:

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">as an herb with many healing properties for the body - appetizing, antimicrobial, anthelmintic action; used in gastrointestinal disorders;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages - mainly in absinthe, but can be added to beer and herbal wine; from German, "vermouth" (a drink made from herbs) means wormwood;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">as a decorative plant;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">as an insect repellent - to banish moths and fleas;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">in cosmetics.</li>
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Bitter But Appetite-Boosting

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This seemingly contradictory claim about the wormwood is true, and the property of the herb to boost appetite has been used since ancient times.

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Wormwood also has other beneficial effects on the digestive system - it is used for bloating, gastritis, inflammation of the gallbladder.

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A study has shown that common wormwood has a beneficial effect in patients with Crohn's disease - a severe chronic inflammation of the intestines. This is due to the fact that the herb extract suppresses tumor necrosis factor alpha, which is key in this disease. <a href="https://www.bioseek.eu/en/eng/research/pubmed/Wormwood_Artemisia_absinthium_suppresses_tumour_necrosis_factor_alpha_and_accelerates_healing_in_patients_with_Crohn_s_disease_A_controlled_clinical_trial_19962291" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.1]</a>

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It has been proven that aqueous extract of ordinary wormwood has hepatoprotective activity (protects <a href="/p/chierniiat_drob_nie_boli_koi_bilki_podobriavat_zdravieto_mu_pri_khiepatit_stieatoza_i_tsiroza_ed55df70_c2be_430d_93f0_29a2aece49ff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"></a> the liver from damage). This is due to the antioxidant properties of the herb. <a href="https://www.bioseek.eu/en/eng/research/pubmed/In_vivo_hepatoprotective_activity_of_the_aqueous_extract_of_Artemisia_absinthium_L_against_chemically_and_immunologically_induced_liver_injuries_in_mice_20637853" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.2]</a>

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Chemical Composition Of Wormwood

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Essential oils are the main group of biologically active substances (up to 2%) in wormwood - mainly thujole and thujone. These substances have beneficial properties for the body, but at very high concentrations are toxic.

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Thujone is a ketone (from the group of bicyclic terpenes), which can lead to dose-dependent tonic-clonic (large, whole-body) seizures - a manifestation of a neurotoxic effect when the thujone concentration threshold is exceeded.

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The excitatory action of the thujone on the central nervous system (CNS) is associated with the mechanism of action of the substance - it blocks gamma-aminobutyric acid, which is a neurotransmitter suppressing the CNS <a href="https://www.bioseek.eu/en/eng/research/pubmed/Wormwood_Artemisia_absinthium_L_a_curious_plant_with_both_neurotoxic_and_neuroprotective_properties_20542104" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.3]</a>.

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A study has been carried out to prove that wormwood has a neuroprotective effect when applied in the permissible concentration. The experimental setting in rats aims to investigate the potential protective effect of wormwood under cerebral oxidative stress using methanol extract from the plant. <a href="https://www.bioseek.eu/en/eng/research/pubmed/Neuroprotective_effect_of_Artemisia_absinthium_L_on_focal_ischemia_and_reperfusion_induced_cerebral_injury_20435123" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.4]</a>

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The antioxidant action (the ability to defuse free radicals) of Artemisia absinthium is due to chamazulene&nbsp;- a biologically active substance from the group of essential oils.

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Wormwood contains caffeoylquinic acids, which are due to its antimicrobial activity against some pathogenic bacteria (Gram-positive). These acids block the so-called. efflux pump, which is one of the mechanisms of resistance in bacteria. The discovery of the antimicrobial action of wormwood is very important for the treatment of some bacterial diseases, because the problem of antibiotic resistance of bacteria is becoming more serious. <a href="https://www.bioseek.eu/en/eng/research/pubmed/Antimicrobial_and_efflux_pump_inhibitory_activity_of_caffeoylquinic_acids_from_Artemisia_absinthium_against_gram_positive_pathogenic_bacteria_21483731" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.5]</a>

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Artemisia absinthium is an herb with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. It is used externally in the form of osteoarthritis to reduce pain and inflammation. A four-week study has been done involving 90 patients with osteoarthritis. They applied an ointment with 3% wormwood content 3 times a day. This reduced pain and aided physical activity.&nbsp; <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29184260/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.6]</a>

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Wormwood also contains sesquiterpenic lactans (mainly absintine and anabsyntine), which are biologically active substances that give the bitter taste of the plant. The herb also contains flavonoids, thanins, vitamin C, vitamin B6.

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Due to the high content of essential oils in the wormwood, oil is obtained from it by distillation with water vapor. Wormwood oil has a dark green color and very bitter taste.

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Safety And Use Of Wormwood

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Wormwood is well tolerable by the body when used for therapeutic purposes in acceptable concentrations. The most important thing to know is that the herb contains the substances thujone and thujole, which at a higher concentration are neurotoxic. Therefore, wormwood should be used with caution. Due to the effects on the central nervous system and the danger of seizures, wormwood should not be used by epileptics.

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The herb can have a toxic effect on the kidneys, therefore patients with renal insufficiency should not use it. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28755953/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[ref.7]</a>

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It should also not be taken by children, pregnant and breastfeeding women.

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Wormwood can lead to a severe allergic reaction, therefore people who have an allergy to other plants of the Asteraceae family should also avoid wormwood.

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The herb can be used externally and internally, it is available in the form of teas, extracts, tincture, lotions. It is important to note that wormwood is not applied directly to the skin, because it can burn it, but is included in various dosage forms (ointments and lotions).

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Taking higher doses of wormwood can lead to digestive disorders, nausea, vomiting, kidney damage.

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Myths And Legends About Wormwood

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The herb is shrouded in a lot of mystery, and different legends are spread about it over the centuries:

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">In Ancient Greece, wormwood was used and was dedicated to the goddess of hunting - Artemis, who is a defender of children and forests;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The bitter herb was used in various rituals against witchcraft and for the expulsion of evil forces;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">In Egypt, wormwood was used by the fertility goddess Bastete for love spells;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">According to another belief, the herb was named after Queen Artemisia, who ruled Halikarnassus (now Bodrum).</li>
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