Recipe
Compress with very weak wormwood infusion
- Herb:
- Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium
- Method:
- Poultice / compress
- Plant part:
- Flower
About 20 minAdvancedRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Steep a pinch of dried floriferous material (much less than for tea) in 200 ml boiling water under a lid for 3 minutes, strain, and cool.
- Soak a clean cloth in the cooled liquid and apply to intact skin for at most 10 minutes.
- Do not drink the infusion — wormwood is strong and contains thujone; omit in pregnancy, children, and sensitive states.
Extraction
- Herb:
- poměry dle kroků receptu na kartě
- Solvent:
- mediální složení (voda, alkohol, olej, med…) viz jednotlivé kroky
- Shelf life:
- po přípravě uchovávej hygienicky a podle typu výrobku (chlad, světlo, alkohol)
- Target compounds:
- orientační domácí extrakce — profil závisí na teplotě, času řezu a poměrech
Notes
Deliberately weak and short contact; stop at once if irritation appears. Spirits and strong internal doses have regulated limits — see the herb card.
Why it works
Wormwood is potent and contains thujone-related constituents; a deliberately weak, brief infusion for external compressing is not comparable to concentrated internal products or spirits with regulated limits. Keep contact time short and stop if skin reacts.
Literature
- Vyhledávání studií (PubMed apod.) — Konkrétní vědecká tvrzení ověř na kartě byliny a v primární literatuře.
Related
Artemisia absinthium — Herb card
Poultice / compress — Processing method detail