Origin of absinthe: The precise origin of absinthe is uncertain. In ancient Egypt, the medical use of wormwood extracts is mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus (between - 1600 and - 1500). Pythagoras and Hippocrates (460-377 BC) speak of wormwood alcohol and its action on health, its aphrodisiac effect and its stimulation of creation. The ancient Greeks also consumed wine with wormwood extracts, absinthites oinos. The Latin poet Lucretius, in the...
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