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What is Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)?

Wormwood is used primarily for liver, gall bladder and stomach ailments. It is also used to make a tea for helping pregnant women during pain of labor. The oil of the plant can be used as a cardiac stimulant to improve blood circulation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
antiviral 1 0
Other 1 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) 1 0
Chronic Epstein Barr 1 0
Babesiosis 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 6 patients currently taking Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

Jarisch-Herxeimer reaction 1

Reported Dosages

  2 other daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 67%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0

Stopped Taking Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

Very
 1 50%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Artemisia Absinthium (wormwood)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 100%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 28, 2012.