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 **Edible Uses**
+Leaves are occasionally used as a flavouring. **Caution is advised**, prolonged use is known to have a detrimental effect. The plant is poisonous if used in large quantities. Even small quantities have been known to cause nervous disorders, convulsions, insomnia etc. Just the scent of the plant has been known to cause headaches and nervousness in some people. **The plant contains thujone**. In small quantities this acts as a brain stimulant but is toxic in excess. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Artemisia+absinthum
+Wormwood extract is the basis of the notorious and banned liquor Absinthe.
+http://www.feeverte.net/recipes.html
 **Medicinal Uses**
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 **Other Uses**
+Repellent; Strewing.
+The fresh or dried shoots are said to repel insects and mice, they have been laid amongst clothing to repel moths and have also been used as a strewing herb. An infusion of the plant is said to discourage slugs and insects. The plant contains substances called sesquiterpene lactones, these are strongly insecticidal. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Artemisia+absinthum