Absinth effects

The proven absinth effects

There are proven effects on absinth consumption, first off, it's STRONG, due to its high levels of alcohol. The "buzz" felt is different than of normal alcoholic beverages, a bit clearer and less impaired. The active ingredient, thujone is excitatory on the brain, in small quantities has anti depressant effects.

The mystical absinth effects

Artists give absinth credit as a potent creativity stimulant, Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Verlaine, Charles Baudelaire, De Moset, Arthur Rimbaud, Degas, Zola, Oscar Wilde, Gaugin, Victor Hebert all were famous and frequent absinth drinkers; in more modern days Johnny Deep, Trent Reznor, Eminem and Marilyn Manson are said to enjoy its taste. It's believed to have a mind altering effect, as well as aphrodisiac action.

The legendary absinth effects.

Oscar Wilde once wrote about the effects of drinking absinth, "After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see them as they are not. Finally, you see things as they are, which is the most horrible thing in the world."

"Got tight last night on absinth and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it." -Ernest Hemingway, who also experienced the absinth effects regularly. Roman Chariot champions had to drink absinth to remind them that every victory is mingled with bitterness.

The myths of absinth effects.

It does not make you hallucinate or kill your entire family; The prohibition of absinth became effective after a man in 1905, drinking absinth murdered his entire family. The prohibitionist didn't mention however, the man had been drinking brandy, beer and other alcoholic beverages all during the fatal day. Absinth was pinned with the responsibility without much proof, although all alcoholic beverages were banned in many counties short after the ending of the first world war. Administered in large doses has produced episodes of epilepsy in laboratory animals.

Originally used in Egypt as an intestinal worm cleanser and afterwards as an effective insecticide. It started becoming popular in the XIX century by Dr. Ordaire that used it as an elixir to cure his patients, having quite successful results. Later it was mass produced by Pernod and became popular all over the world with the regular public.

Today, France alone consumes 125 million litters annually.

Modern tests demonstrate that drinking absinth produces a clarity of thought that is not usually associated with alcoholic beverages. Recent studies of Wake et al has proven that extracts of Wormwood has CNS cholinergic receptor binding activity and therefor may actually improve cognitive function!