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- Which ingredients are found in vermouth?
- Thujon: The dose makes the poison
- Bitter substances, tannins and flavonoids
- How do the ingredients affect the body?
- Against what can wormwood be used?
- Tips & Tricks
Which ingredients are found in vermouth?
Since antiquity wormwood is used against numerous complaints. In the Middle Ages he was known primarily as a digestive agent. Today, despite its powerful ingredients, it has fallen into oblivion ...
Thujon: The dose makes the poison
Essential oils are contained in the vermouth between 0.2 and 0.8%. Among them, especially Thujon should be emphasized. This essential oil is not to be taken lightly. While euphoric in small amounts, it causes high levels of intoxication from a certain amount.
Thujone is toxic in high doses. Symptoms of intoxication include headache, dizziness and convulsions. But do not worry: There are types of vermouths such as the Roman wormwood, which contain much less thujone than real vermouth.
Nevertheless, Thujon should not be ignored. It damages the organism, so that vermouth should not be regularly consumed over a period of several months. From time to time a tea from wormwood herb does not hurt.
Bitter substances, tannins and flavonoids
The bitterest substances are probably the most important components of active ingredients in vermouth. Up to 0.4% make them bitter in the wormwood. This works little, but compared to other plants is very much. In particular, the bitter substance named Absinthin stands out. It is the main component in wormwood. Furthermore, Artabsin, Matricin and Anabsinthin occur.
In addition to the bitter substances are tannins and flavonoids, which make the vermouth a curative plant. They are present in lower proportions and less important for its known healing effect.
How do the ingredients affect the body?
It is mainly the bitter substances in wormwood that are relevant for curative purposes. They stimulate the digestive juices. Already in the mouth, the production of wormwood stimulates saliva production. In the stomach, the production of gastric acid is raised and also the bile juice production increases strongly.
Against what can wormwood be used?
Vermouth has a wide range of applications. It helps externally with inflammatory wounds. Internally used as tea, for example, it acts against:
Tips & Tricks
Those looking for the maximum amount of effective ingredients should reap wormwood at its prime.