Botanical Name: Artimisia alba
Plant Part: Leaves & flowers
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Origin: India
Description: This aromatic perennial herb has red-purple stems and deeply cut, dark green leaves with white undersides. Panicles of tiny red-brown flowers appear in summer. It is a tall-growing plant, the stems, which are angular and often of a purplish hue, frequently rising 3 feet or more in height.
Color: Pale yellow
Common Uses: Antispasmodic, carminative, choleretic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, orexigenic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic (uterine, womb), vermifuge. It is also known to be used to expel worms, control fever and as a digestive remedy.
Consistency: light
Note: Middle
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Patchouli, lavender, oak moss, rosemary, pine, sage, clary sage and cedarwood.
Aromatic Scent: Powerful, fresh-camphoraceous, somewhat green & bittersweet.
History: Also known as felon herb and St. Johns' plant. In Europe the herb has been used in association with superstition and witchcraft and was seen as a protective charm against evil and danger. In Chinese medicine the dried, compressed leaves (moxa) are used to briefly warm the skin in case of internal cold.
Cautions: Use well diluted. Mugwort oil is toxic, arbortifacient and a neurotoxin. Avoid during pregnancy.
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