What is Wormwood?

Wormwood is Artemisia absinthium, a silver-green aromatic herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae), famous as the historical defining botanical of absinthe. The dried aerial parts are offered here.

About the plant

Native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North Africa, wormwood is intensely bitter, a quality long used in flavoring and in classic European herbal bitters. Its characteristic compound is thujone. We also offer an Oregon-grown version.

Related botanicals

• Wormwood — Oregon-Grown — our wildcrafted local harvest.

Wormwood: form & sizes

We carry Wormwood as cut and sifted dried leaf and flowering tops, sold by weight in sizes from 1 oz to 1 lb. We sell ethnobotanicals for educational and research purposes and make no health or therapeutic claims.

Storage

Store Wormwood in an airtight container, away from heat, light, and humidity, to preserve its color and aroma.

Wormwood at a glance

Botanical name

Artemisia absinthium

Family

Asteraceae

Native region

Europe

Plant part

aerial parts

Notable for

Historical absinthe botanical

Form

cut and sifted dried leaf and flowering tops

Sizes

1 oz to 1 lb