MUGWORT ARTEMISIA VULGARIS

MUGWORT (Artemisia vulgaris L.) +

Synonym :
A. vulgaris var. coarctata Forselles ex Besser.

Activities (Mugwort) :
Abortifacient (1; CRC; FNF); Allergenic (1; APA); Analgesic (f; APA); Antibacterial (1; APA); Antidote, opium (f; CRC); Antiepileptic (f; CRC); Antiseptic (1; CRC; PNC); Antispasmodic (f; CRC); Aperitif (1; APA; BIS); Bitter (1; APA; CRC); Carminative (1; BIS; CRC); Choleretic (f; CRC; FAD); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; FAD); Diuretic (f; FAD); Emmenagogue (1; APA; CRC; PNC); Expectorant (f; CRC); Fungicide (1; APA); Gastrostimulant (1; CAN); Hemostat (f; APA); Hypoglycemic (1; CRC; FAD); Immunostimulant (f; APA); Insecticide (1; APA); Insectifuge (1; CRC); Larvicide (1; APA); Nervine (f; CRC); Sedative (f; KOM); Stimulant (f; CRC); Stomachic (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC); Uterotonic (1; AHP); Vermifuge (1; CRC; PNC).

Indications (Mugwort) :
Amenorrhea (1; CRC; PNC); Anorexia (1; APA; BIS; PNC); Anxiety (f; KOM); Asthenia (f; KOM); Asthma (f; CRC); Bacteria (1; APA; CRC; FNF); Breech Birth (3; JAMA); Bleeding (f; APA); Bronchosis (f; CRC); Cancer (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; CRC; JLH); Catalepsy (1; CRC); Childbirth (1; CRC); Chorea (1; CRC); Cold (f; CRC); Colic (f; CRC; KOM); Constipation (f; KOM); Cramp (1; CRC; FNF; KOM); Cystosis (f; CRC); Depression (f; KOM); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (1; CRC; FAD; KOM); Dyspepsia (1; APA; KOM); Encephalosis (f; CRC); Epilepsy (f; APA; CRC; KOM); Fear (1; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; FAD); Fungus (1; APA); Gallstone (1; CRC); Gas (1; APA; BIS; CRC); Gastrosis (1; BIS; CRC); Gout (f; CRC); Headache (1; CRC); Hepatosis (f; KOM); Hydrocephalus (1; CRC); Hyperglycemia (1; CRC; FAD); Hypochondria (f; KOM); Hysteria (f; CRC; KOM); Immunodepression (f; APA); Induration (f; CRC); Infection (1; APA; CRC); Inflammation (1; CRC; FNF); Insomnia (f; APA; KOM); Itch (f; CRC); Kidney Stone (f; CRC); Mycosis (1; APA); Nephrosis (f; CRC); Nervousness (f; APA; CRC; KOM); Neurasthenia (f; CRC; KOM); Neurosis (f; KOM); Obesity (f; KOM); Pain (f; APA); Poison Ivy (f; CRC); Psychoneurosis (f; KOM); Rheumatism (f; CRC; FAD); Rickets (1; CRC); Sciatica (f; CRC); Scirrhus (f; CRC; JLH); Scurvy (f; CRC); Somnambulism (1; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Splenosis (f; CRC); Swelling (f; JLH); Tuberculosis (1; CRC); Uterosis (f; JLH); Vomiting (f; KOM); Water Retention (f; FAD); Wen (f; CRC; JLH); Whitlow (f; CRC; JLH); Worm (1; APA; CRC; FNF; KOM; PNC); Wound (f; CRC).

Dosages (Mugwort) :
0.5–2 g in infusion 2–3 ×/day (PH2); 1 tsp (1.2 g) herb/cup 2–3 ×/day before meals (APA; BIS); 2–4 ml liquid herb extract (PNC); 0.5–5 ml liquid root extract (APA).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mugwort) :
Class 2b. Emmenagogue and uterotonic (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). May cause abortions or allergies (BIS). Commission E reports an abortive effect and allergic reactions have been described (AEH). Oil allergenic, may cause dermatosis (FAD; PHR). Therapeutic administration is not recommended (PH2). EO is bactericidal and fungicidal. Moxibustion lowers incidence of breech birth presentation (JAMA, Nov. 11, 1998).