Here's how you do it

Drying wormwood: step by step

It is wise to harvest wormwood at the right time. This potent herb is full of healing ingredients in its prime. Hence, it should be best when it is in bloom harvested will. The shoot tips or unwooded stems with a Secateurs cut off.

Two variants are recommended for drying. Either you dry the wormwood tied up in bouquets that you hang upside down. Or you can dry the leaves and flowers freely after they have been plucked or removed from the stems. have cut off. Shaded, warm and dry locations are suitable for drying, for example at home near a heater.

Whether you dry the vermouth with a dehydrator or without, the drying process usually doesn't take long. The herb is dried in the dehydrator at 35 ° C after 1.5 days. Without a dehydrator, it takes between 3 and 7 days, depending on the environment and humidity.

Does wormwood lose its effectiveness after drying?

While it is drying, the wormwood does not noticeably lose its aroma and bitterness. It is similar with its ingredients. Essential oils and vitamin C evaporate negligibly. But the Potency the herb stays strong.

What is dried wormwood good for?

Wormwood helps preventively and as a follow-up, especially for digestive complaints such as gas, bloating and stomach pressure. When dry, it is suitable for:

• Pour into a tea
• Prepare a tincture
• Preparation for an aperitif (digestive drink)
• Smoking
• smoking
• as a bath additive

Vermouth tea should be left to steep for 3 minutes. Do not drink the brew regularly for more than 2 weeks. It includes the ingredient Thujone, an essential oil that is toxic in high amounts.

Tips & Tricks

Caution: If you want to use dried wormwood to season dishes such as roast meat. You quickly spoiled the roast with its bitterness. The following applies here: less is more (a small tip of the shoot is sufficient).