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(f; DAV; TRA; ZUL; 60P); Swelling (f; DEM); Tapeworm (2; FAD; PHR); Toothache (f; CRC;
DEM; JFM); Tuberculosis (f; DAV); Tumor (f; CRC; DAV); Ulcer (1; MPG; TRA; ZUL; 60P);
Uterosis (1; VAG; ZIM; ZUL); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; CRC); Worm (2; CRC; DEM;
FAD; PHR; PNC; TRA; ZUL; 60P).
Dosages (Wormseed) — 1 g seed (HHB); 1–4 g powdered seed (PNC); 2–4 ml liquid seed extract
(PNC); adult dosage: 20 drops wormseed oil in the morning, on empty stomach, followed by
purgative in 2 hours (PH2); pediatric dose: 1 drop wormseed oil for each year of age, repeat in 1
hour, 2 doses/day (PH2); 0.03–0.1 g fresh shoots/kg/day, no more than 3 days, no more often than
once every 6 months (TRA).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wormseed) — Not covered in AHP or KOM.
Overdose can cause convulsions, dizziness, headache, vomiting, even death (PNC). PHR cites
“cases of death... following intake of 10 mg of the oil (much less for children)” (PHR). Even
therapeutic dosages can cause CNS disturbances (e.g., pachymeningitis hemorrhagica, signs of
paralysis, and spasms). Damaged nervus cochlearis may lead to tinnitus and hearing impairment
(lasting for years) (PHR). Contact allergen (FAD). Foster suffered vertigo after harvest (FAD).
Though alleged to prevent gas, wormseed oil is said to be explosive (PHR). Reading the warnings
tempted me to score this XXX for safety, but I have used it many times as a precarminative in
bean soup.WORMWOOD (Artemisia absinthium L.) +Activities (Wormwood) — Abortifacient (f; CRC); Analgesic (f; PNC); Antibacterial (1; APA;
WO2); Antiinflammatory (1; PNC); Antipyretic (1; CRC; PH2); Antiseptic (1; APA; CRC; PNC);