What are the main effects of Wormwood?
Wormwood is a woody, herbal plant. Any species belonging to the family artemesia is commonly called Wormwood, but artemesia absinthium or absintmpworwood, the plant is most often called this name. Wormwood contains several chemicals that can affect people, but the most remarkable is a mild narcotic stimulant called Thujone, which affects the nervous system. Thujone can cause a slight euphoria and a special phenomenon known as the "effect of doll". It can be dangerous and cause serious health problems. The effects of Wormwood are due to the presence of Thujone dependent on the amount of compound present. At lower doses, this can cause a slightly narcotic effect. The Wormwood user can also become disoriented and experienced a changed perception of reality similar to dream. Some users report that Wormwood Effectsjako increases the clarity of thinking, euphoria and a sense of relaxation. Users describe the perception of objects as idealized representations of themselves or as a simplified copy of the realH objects as if they belonged to the doll house. This effect often occurs along with other common effects of Wormwood. Objects can be perceived with a significant clarity of definition and color, but Wormwood serves only to increase perception and has no hallucinogenic properties.
For centuries, Wormwood has been used as a medicinal herb for various diseases. Its name comes from the belief that it was effective in cleaning the digestive tract parasites, although there is little or no clinical evidence. Despite any evidence of its effectiveness for these or other conditions, it is still used for digestive diseases, sexual dysfunction and liver disease. It is also used as a stimulant of appetite and as a general tonic.
Several potentially dangerous or even life -threatening conditions are attributed to the effects of Wormwood and scientists are well documented. In higher doses, Thujone can cause convulsionsand seizures, resulting in muscle damage and in extreme cases of brain damage. Thujone can also adversely affect the kidneys, causing other organs to fail. Thujone poisoning can eventually cause paralysis or even death.