Wormwood

Wormwood, sometimes referred to as absinthe, was a species of fragrant herb sometimes encountered in the Realms.

Uses
Wormwood was among fragrant herbs and spices, used in creation and preservation of mummies. Notably, mummies created in the Calim Empire smelled of cedar resin, beeswax, sage, and wormwood.

Inhabitants of Hammerkeep in the North Faerûn distilled an alcoholic drink using anise, wormwood, and other fragrant plants. The resulting liquor – absinthe, was green and bitter to taste.

Wormwood, or absinthe oil was valued at 500 golden coins per flask.

History
Herbarium Maleficum was a tome of arcane plant lore penned by Mage-Lord Colderan sometime before the. The book listed wormwood among poisonous plants.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * The Ship of Night
 * Doom of Daggerdale
 * Novels
 * Star of Cursrah
 * Star of Cursrah