This substance has been blamed for the harmful effects of absinthe?
Wormwood. Wormwood oil’s toxicity relates to the active ingredient, thujone. It is speculated the Vincent Van Gogh suffered distorted perceptions and behavioral abnormalities due to chronic absinthe-drinking.
Woolf A. Essential Oil Poisoning. Clin Tox 1999; 37(6): 721-727.
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