Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium — The bitter green

Botanical name: Artemisia absinthium
Family: Asteraceae
Parts: leaf
Origin: European
Tradition: European
Native range: Europe
Compound classes: terpenes, volatile oils, enzymes
Flavour: Intensely and distinctively bitter — the defining bitterness of absinthe; always in small quantities

Plant and fungal knowledge in the language of craft and tradition — not medical advice. Fungai Art, small-batch extracts.