Botanical Index No. 727

Mugwort

artemisia vulgaris

Medicinal Actions

Allergenic, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antidote, Antiepileptic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Choleretic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypoglycemic, Immunostimulant, Insecticide, Larvicide, Sedative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Uterotonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient opium Aperitif Bitter Hemostat Insectifuge Nervine Vermifuge Amenorrhea Anorexia Anxiety Asthenia Asthma Bacteria Breech Birth Bleeding Bronchosis Cancer spleen stomach uterus Catalepsy Childbirth Chorea Cold 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 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

General Dosage

0.5–2 g in infusion 2–3 ×/day; 1 tsp herb/cup 2–3 ×/day before meals; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract; 0.5–5 ml liquid root extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b. Emmenagogue and uterotonic. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. May cause abortions or allergies. Commission E reports an abortive effect and allergic reactions have been described. Oil allergenic, may cause dermatosis. Therapeutic administration is not recommended. EO is bactericidal and fungicidal. Moxibustion lowers incidence of breech birth presentation.

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