Mugwort Dried herb 50g from The Spiceworks - Hereford Herbs & Spices

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Fill a medium sized pot (20cm /8 inches wide) with a 50% vermiculite or other suitable potting material and 50% potting soil mix. Wet it thoroughly. Yang, J., et al. (2015). Use of moxibustion to treat primary dysmenorrhea at two interventional times: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347976/ It will be around a year before your mugwort cuttings become a viable plant. One that can be harvested and used in cooking or medicinal ways. So you will need to repot after the roots have taken. Jiao M, Liu X, Ren Y, et al. Comparison of herbal medicines used for women's menstruation diseases in different areas of the world. Front. Pharmacol. 2022;12.2021. doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.751207

Mugwort is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although (Artemisia vulgaris)is the species most often called mugwort. Since there isn't enough scientific information to determine an appropriate dosage for mugwort, experts recommend using this mystic herb in moderation. For people with ragweed allergy, smoking mugwort could be dangerous, especially if they're also asthmatic. Likewise, mugwort should be avoided during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Indeed, mugwort’s name may also have come from its traditional use to flavor beer; people used to serve it in mugs. Nowakowski , R. (2016). The healing power of moxa [Article]. Retrieved from https://daoisttraditions.edu/healing-power-moxa/ But Thujones are not the only psychoactive ingredients at work here. There are three additional terpenes found in A. vulgaris that work synergistically with them to account for mugwort’s sedative and slightly psychedelic effects:

Rather than using hops, people once flavored beer using mugwort, or “gruit,” and a variety of other herbs. Mugwort has been used with other herbs and botanicals to treat epilepsy and convulsions in children. Since the European Middle Ages, people have used mugwort as an herb to repel insects, especially moths, from people’s gardens. There is even a theory that the name mugwort comes from the old English word for moth.

Himly, M.; Jahn-Schmid, B.; Dedic, A.; Kelemen, P.; Wopfner, N.; Altmann, F.; Van Ree, R.; Briza, P.; Richter, K.; Ebner, C.; Ferreira, F. (2003). "Art v 1, the major allergen of mugwort pollen, is a modular glycoprotein with a defensin‐like and a hydroxyproline‐rich domain". The FASEB Journal. 17 (1): 106–8. doi: 10.1096/fj.02-0472fje. PMID 12475905. Should you decide that a pinch of dried mugwort is just what you need to connect with the free spirit of the Divine Feminine, we leave you with a poetic ode to this mystic herb: Since then, I have had multiple inquiries about how to identify, acquire, and use mugwort, so I thought I would do a whole blog post about it! This will be the first in a series of posts about different herbs that are a part of my herbalism practice.

Research must continue into the efficacy of mugwort, but studies do suggest that it can be beneficial in some cases.