Moroccan Sheba (Absinthe)

Other names of Moroccan Sheba

Absinthe, Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium.

What is Moroccan Sheba ?

Moroccan Sheba is an herb that’s prized for its distinctive aroma, herbaceous flavor, and purported health benefits.

While native to Europe, it grows readily across various climates, including parts of Asia, Africa, South America, and the United States.

It has velvety white or greenish-silver stems, yellow-green leaves, and bulbous flowers that are bright or pale yellow. All parts of the plant have been used in traditional medicinal practices for hundreds of years.

It gained notoriety from its use in absinthe, a French liqueur that was a favorite of many 19th-century artists, including Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh — and purported to cause numerous adverse effects.

What is the Moroccan sheba use for ?

It is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms. Wormwood is also used to treat fever, liver disease, depression, muscle pain, memory loss and worm infections; to increase sexual desire; as a tonic; and to stimulate sweating. Wormwood is used for Crohn’s disease and a kidney disorder called IgA nephropathy.

Wormwood oil is also used for digestive disorders, to increase sexual desire, and to stimulate the imagination.

Some people apply wormwood directly to the skin for osteoarthritis (OA), and healing wounds and insect bites. Wormwood oil is used as a counterirritant to reduce pain.