hist-brewing: Re: hist-brewing-digest V1 #711

[Angus]

--- "Cindy M. Renfrow" <cindy at thousandeggs.com>
> wrote:
<snip>

>Here are some notes from the appendix to my book, "A Sip Through Time":
>
>"Wormwood.
>Artemisia Absinthium L., Compositae... Absinth.
>Wormwood was used formerly as a bitter stomachic, especially in France; it
>was used to make the licorice-flavored liqueur absinthe.  Wormwood contains
>thujone,(McGee, p. 160.) which can cause brain damage; it is addictive,
>with habitual use also causing vomiting, tremors, vertigo, hallucinations,
>violent behavior, and convulsions.(Merck Index, p. 2.) Absinthe was deemed
>responsible for many deaths, and has been banned in several countries since
>the turn of the century.  A wormwood-free version of absinthe, called
>pastis, is now popular in France."

Is wormwood the only thujone containing ingredient in Absinthe or are there others as well ?

/Angus

==
If you look at the sun without shielding youreyes you'll go blind.  If you look at the moon without shielding your eyes you'll become a poet.

_____________________________________________________________
Get your own mando cool and totally free email at iamawitch.com address at http://freemail.iamawitch.com today!


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this list, send email to majordomo at pbm.com containing
the words "unsubscribe hist-brewing" (or unsubscribe hist-brewing-digest, if
you get the digest.) To contact a human about problems, send mail to
owner-hist-brewing at pbm.com