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Entries Tagged as 'Thujone'

What Is Thujone?

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

With more and more people making absinthe a drink that they are drinking in their homes and in drinking establishments across the U.S., now that it is legal to do so more and more people are asking about thujone.
In simple terms, thujone substance that is contained in the wormwood herb that goes into the making [...]

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How to Grow Wormwood

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

So you are thinking of adding wormwood to your garden this season but you need some tips on how to do it. The first thing that you will need is some wormwood seeds and they should be available over the Internet. However; what you will also find while you are searching for wormwood seeds is [...]

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Absinthe and Thujone

May 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Aside from alcohol, the other main component in Absinthe is thujone.  Although thujone’s mechanism is not known, it is considered to be a convulsant.  It is believed that there are structural similarities between thujone and tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the active component in marijuana.  This made people think that both substances have the same site of [...]

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