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 Mugwort Essential
Oil ProfileMugwort also known as Armoise, an erect, much branched, perennial herb up to 1.5m high, with purpleish stems, dark green leaves that are downy white beneath, and numerous small reddish-brown or yellow flowers. It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a powerful camphoraceous, bitter-sweet, herbaceous odour. Although used widely today as a herbal remedy for certain illnesses, wounds, etc., it was originally used for treating insanity, especially when demonic possession was suspected. Among some races it is still customary to burn the herb; the smoke and flame being considered potent for dispelling all types of evil influences. |
| Botanical Name: | Artemisia vulgaris L. |
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| Family: | Asteraceae |
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| Synonyms: | Armoise, wild wormwood, felon herb, St. John's plant, yomugi oil, artemisia vulgaris oil, artemisia vulgaris herb oil |
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| Parts Used: | Leaves and flowering tops |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation. |
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| Colour: | Colourless to pale yellow |
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| Consistency: | Thin |
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| Aroma Description: | Camphorous, bitter sweet, herbaceous. |
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| Historical Uses: | Used as a fragrance component in soaps, colognes and perfumes. Limited use in flavoring due to toxic levels of thujone. |
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| Modern Uses: | It has been used for painful or delayed menstruation and as a treatment for hysteria and epilepsy. It is also used to expel worms, control fever and as a digestive remedy. |
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| Cautions: | Oral toxin, arbortifacient and a neurotoxin. Avoid during pregnancy. |
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| Physical Actions |
| Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, carminative, choleretic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, orexigenic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic (uterine, womb), vermifuge. |
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| Toxicity |
LD50 - (oral) rat > mg/kg; (dermal) rabbit >not known.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Not available
Phototoxicity - Not available
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