You Won't Believe What Happens to Your Body If You Drink Shiba Tea Every Day. And What's the Connection to the Babylonian Talmud?

If you haven't added wormwood (shiba) to your daily routine or don't consume it regularly, you better hurry and start drinking shiba tea. Despite its intense bitterness, it turns out that wormwood is much more than just another plant.

Wormwood (or its Latin name Artemisia) is a plant that grows in many regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with about 180 varieties.

In our country, the shrubby wormwood, also known as shiba, contains active ingredients such as absinthin and ascorbic acid, known catalysts for various vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C. The active ingredients in shiba also aid in eliminating intestinal parasites like pinworms and common threadworms, making it a prominent feature in North African cuisine.

Numerous studies on shrubby wormwood reveal that daily consumption of shiba completely eradicates intestinal parasites and bacteria. For instance, in one study, participants with different bacteria in their small intestines were asked to consume a natural medicine containing wormwood extract for four weeks. At the end of the designated period, the results were astonishing: 46% of the participants were completely healed, compared to 34% in a second control group treated with the antibiotic rifaximin instead of the wormwood extract.

Interestingly, wormwood is mentioned in the Torah only twice—and both in a negative context related to prophecies of doom described in the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations. In the Book of Jeremiah, the first instance is in chapter 9, verse 14 ("I am feeding this people wormwood"), and the second is in chapter 23 ("I am feeding them wormwood").

In the Book of Lamentations, wormwood is mentioned in the chapter where Job loses his family, his wealth, and falls ill ("He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drink wormwood").

In the Babylonian Talmud, it is recorded that wormwood was once used to spice wine.

Important Note: When preparing the tea, use an insect filter, as shiba is often infested with insects.