Mugwort Dried Herb

Artemisia vulgaris L.

"Artemisia vulgaris L. (common mugwort) is a species with great importance in the history of medicine and was called the “mother of herbs” in the Middle Ages. It is a common herbaceous plant that exhibits high morphological and phytochemical variability depending on the location where it occurs." - National Institute of Health

Amenorrhea; Anorexia; Anxiety; Asthenia; Asthma; Bacteria; Breech Birth; Bleeding; Bronchosis; Cancer; Cancer, spleen; Cancer, stomach; Cancer, uterus; Catalepsy; Childbirth; Chorea; Cold; Colic; Constipation; Cramp; Cystosis; Depression; Dermatosis; Dysmenorrhea; Dyspepsia; Encephalosis; Epilepsy; Fear; Fever; Fungus; Gallstone; Gas; Gastrosis; Gout; Headache; Hepatosis; Hydrocephalus; Hyperglycemia; Hypochondria; Hysteria; Immunodepression; Induration; Infection; Inflammation; Insomnia; Itch; Kidney Stone; Mycosis; Nephrosis; Nervousness; Neurasthenia; Neurosis; Obesity; Pain; Poison Ivy; Psychoneurosis; Rheumatism; Rickets; Sciatica; Scirrhus; Scurvy; Somnambulism ; Sore; Splenosis; Swelling; Tuberculosis; Uterosis; Vomiting; Water Retention; Wen; Whitlow; Worm; Wound.

Abortifacient; Allergenic; Analgesic; Antibacterial; Antidote, opium Antiepileptic; Antiseptic; Antispasmodic; Aperitif; Bitter; Carminative; Choleretic; Diaphoretic Diuretic; Emmenagogue; Expectorant; Fungicide; Gastrostimulant; Hemostat; Hypoglycemic; Immunostimulant; Insecticide; Insectifuge; Larvicide; Nervine; Sedative; Stimulant; Stomachic; Tonic; Uterotonic; Vermifuge

Infusion. Tea. Extract

Class 2b. Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages. May cause abortions or allergies.

Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, Inc.