Latin name: Artemisia vulgaris
Also know as:  mugwort, riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor’s tobacco

Origin: Croatia
Supplier-ID: AG-49900Y

Artemisia vulgaris -Mugwort-

Artemisia vulgaris has been used medicinally and as culinary herb. Traditionally, it was, and is, used as one of the flavoring and bittering agents of gruit ales, a type of non-hopped, fermented grain beverage. Medicinally it is used for pain relief, treatment of fever and used as a diuretic agent.

Key Benefits of Mugwort

One of the major uses of mugwort tea might be in the treatment of dysmenorrhea, more commonly known as menstrual cramps. It might also stimulate and regulate menstruation and support the body as it changes through menopause. However, it should be avoided by women who are pregnant, as the stimulation of menses might cause miscarriage and trigger premature labor.

The high concentration of vitamin C and other active antioxidants might make this tea an excellent choice for boosting the immune system. Vitamin C might stimulate the production of white blood cells, and also can act as an antioxidant, which can neutralize free radicals that cause inflammation and weaken the body’s defenses.

Mugwort Stimulates Vivid Dreams

For centuries, mugwort tea was praised for its “psychic” and even “hallucinogenic” properties and has long been used to stimulate vivid dreams. It is purportedly able to help you remember dreams as well, and experience those rare lucid dreams that are so few and far between.