Mugwort acts as a bitter digestive tonic, uterine stimulant, nervine, menstrual regulator, and antirheumatic.
The leaves and the flowering tops of the mugwort plant are commonly used for medicinal purposes. They are often dried and used to make teas, tinctures, or incorporated into topical preparations for various health benefits.
The volatile oil of mugwort includes thujone, linalool, borneol, pinene. Also contains artemisinin, hydroxy-coumarins, lipohilic flavonoids, vulgarin, and triterpenes.
Antispasmodic, anticoagulant.
Anti-inflammatory.
Laxative or purgative.
Diuretic and anti-inflammatory.
Anti-inflammatory.
Anti-bacterial, astringent.
Astringent, sedative, hypotonic.
Antiviral, antibacterial, expectorant.
Has been shown to have antimalarial properties and a group of researchers in Mississippi has shown that artemisinin is toxic to several different types of human cancer cells.
Diuretic and diaphoretic.