Mugwort cut?

Occult Forum Archive · Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:57 pm

Original post: Gerald Oak-Wolf

what can I do with mugwort cut? I just got some from lite the way and wanted to know what I can do with it.

Enlilki · Post by **Enlilki** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:37 am

Could have looked at what it was good for before buying it?
Google mugwort?

Vashta · Post by **Vashta** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:28 am

I believe mugwort is mostly a purifying, protecting, banishing sort of herb, but as enlilki said, google will provide you with more answers.

Generally, it's a good idea to check what you're buying before you fork over the cash, but I guess sometimes it all happens the other way around haha

Sarosong · Post by **Sarosong** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:33 am

Mugwort is typically used for dreamwork. If you use it just as plain you will be guaranteed some interesting dreams. Usually people mix it with other herbs or other ingredients in their magic/spells/whatever you want to call it to direct their dreams, such as attracting prophetic dreams or just plain fun ones.

Grymdycche · Post by **Grymdycche** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:42 am

What Sarosong said. Often, it's sewed into a pillow (often red) to help with dreamwork.

It is also said to provide protection for those traveling; Roman soldiers reportedly put mugwort in their sandals... although,I imagine that might partly have been for cushioning and odor control too.
Also, an infusion (tea) of mugwort has been suggested for cleansing crystals.

Alchemy-works has a good, if brief, write up on it:
http://www.alchemy-works.com/herb_mugwort.html

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:47 am

"astral travel and generally with out-of-body experiences."

This,in my experience.But also on the defining of boundaries, for protection of magickal working space.I pick and dry my own,it's a very handy wee 'toolbox' herb...one to store,for 'just in case' stuff too.

It works well alongside nettles for defensive purposes.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:14 am

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)is a member of the Daisy (Compositae) Family of which there are about a dozen species in Britain.Although they are all of value,the common Mugwort is by far the most useful.Also known as Queen of the Meadow in Fife,due to its tall elegant form. The plant has a distinctive smell, which the older members may recognize, Germolene, a mildly antiseptic cream used to treat many a childhood cut or skinned knee.This widely useful plant has the same properties and can also be used to drive out intestinal worms in cattle if included in their feed and if used as a tea, humans.Of course, I must confess that I have never tried this and do not have any information pertaining either to quantities or preparation so please seek expert advice before using internally.The crushed leaves can be employed as incense,an external antiseptic and in a dried bunch it which can be used for smudging and boundary definition (protective) magic.Mugwort comes under both Venus and Moon astrolgically and is named for the goddess Artemis, patroness of the hunt,young women and appealed to against diseases in women.She is the twin sister of Apollo, ruler of wild places and protectress of virgins amongst many other attributes.

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm

http://www.teabenefits.com/herbal-tea-b ... efits.html

Tea instructions and benefits.Don't go mad on the tea,though,drink too much and you'll pee like a racehorse on steroids,lol.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:58 pm

Wow! Thank you Nahemah,I'll get collecting as soon as we get some warm dreich, sorry, good weather.Something that I'm sure I was told a long time ago is that Mugwort also contains a small quantity of naturally occurring salycilic acid and although it is present in much smaller amounts than in the willow, it can still be useful.

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:07 pm

Ah,I didn't know about the Salycylic acid,I don't drink the tea and now I know this it's probably best I don't.I am contraindicated due to health issues.I 'll check that out more.

http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=29948

Above is a report from Erowid on the tea.

Joke: how do you know it's Summer in Scotland? the rain gets warmer!

"Magically speaking mugwort is connected with scrying and psychic matters - many recommend a cup of mugwort tea before a scrying session, or that you wash your crystal ball or scrying mirror in a mugwort infusion. There is also much reference to crystal balls being placed on a bed of mugwort to enhance the experience." I find this interesting too.

http://www.gaias-garden.co.uk/herbs/Mugwort.html

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:24 pm

"Allergen

Mugwort pollen is one of main sources of hay fever and allergic asthma, in North Europe, North America and in parts of Asia.[5][6]. Mugwort pollen generally travels less than 2000 meters[7]. The highest concentration of mugwort pollen is generally found between 9 and 11 am. The Finnish allergy association recommends tearing as method of eradicating mugwort[7]. Tearing mugwort is known to lessen the effect of the allergy, since the pollen flies only short distance[7]].

Cooking is known to decrease the allergenicity of mugwort, but not enough to make the plant palatable."

From Wikipedia,also worth noting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_vulgaris

I've drank Absinthe without any harmful effects,so I'm wondering about the Salycylic acid content of Wormwood and Mugwort,as they are close relatives,I 'd like to be able to ingest the tea so I do want to find out more on this,do you have any further info on it,Philoneus? Save me hunting around a lot.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:49 pm

Sorry Nahemah, I dont know any more about it than that and I may be mistaken in saying that it contains salicylic acid.I was a biological surveyor at the time and I remember someone on the team mentioning it at one point but I cant be more specific than that.Please treat all such statements as apocryphal unless confirmed by expert opinion.I certainly wouldnt want to cause you or anyone harm by giving dodgy advice. I'll look into it though and if I find anything out I will report back pronto,ok?

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:57 pm

Hey,it's cool.I've been checking some info and I think it may be a trace only,as it's not listed so far.I will take it into consideration,though,as it's always wise to be cautious.I'll check some more too.

On that note,folks: remember and be aware that Mugwort contains Thujone which is toxic at high levels of ingestion,so be careful how often and how much you have taken in tea and/or smoking.

I'll put up any more interesting info that I see on my travels,there are a few cool sites I 've found so far.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:19 pm

I've just lost another bloody post! It was a goody too, about foodstuffs containig high amounts of salicylic acid.
WAAAAA!!!! BLOODY!**^Â£)!! computers! Demon infested bloody boxes the lot of them! A pox upon their bloody processors!!! Odin you one-eyed Danish poof, I bet you and that ginger retard of a son of yours is behind this you yak-shagging bastard!!!!!

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:54 pm

I don't know if this may be the reason for you,but I've written posts that took me a while to compose and my log in session timed out on the point of submission,maybe that is why this happened?

Dunno,just thought I'd mention that.I 'm not too tech savvy so I don't know if it is a glitch or if you can choose login parameters here,somewhere on the profile.I 'm off to look anyhow.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:10 am

Your probably right.It DID take a long time to write it so I probably just timed out.Then again.....Now that I've had a wee growl-ette at that Scandinavian scapegrace and his socially maladjusted window-licking offspring I wouldnt be at all surprised if I DID have a bit of bad luck now.

Nahemah · Post by **Nahemah** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:24 am

Haha @ 'window licking',are you sure there's no any Glaswegian in you? Lol. I insult the old man sometimes too,he can be a right git at times,but at least life as an Odinic is never boring,eh? Small grace though that is,lol again.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:45 pm

Yup you are soooo right!Our gods aren't the sort you worship, they're the sort you blame things on.I love this job, but I want to renegotiate some of the small print.
Either way,now that I've calmed down I shall endeavour to do that post again.It appears that I made an error in assuming Mugwort to contain salicylic acid.The confusion arose because I also found out that salicylic acid is used to treat skin conditions, plooks etc.Here is a list of foods that contain salicylic acid and may be worth noting if you are contra indicated for such:

Fruits containing +1mg per serving:
Blueberries,raisins,dates,guava and apricots.

Fruits containing roughly 1mg per serving:
Fresh avacado,cherry,red grapes,fresh mandarin,tangelos and Granny Smith apples.

Veg containing roughly " " ":
Green peppers,olives,mushrooms,tomatoes,radish,chicory,broccoli,cucumber,spinach,fava beans,sweet potatoes and alfalfa beans.

Nuts:
Almonds (at least 1mg per serving),Peanuts +1mg " ",pine nuts (.5-1mg " ").

Herbs and Seasonings:
Canelia,dried dill,oregano,hot paprika,rosemary,thyme,turmeric,mustard,curry and vegemite/marmite.

Philoneus Bosch · Post by **Philoneus Bosch** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:49 pm

Another error. Please read 'alfalfa sprouts' for alfalfa beans. I must have picked up the wrong brain this morning.Thanks for pointing out the ritual/psychic uses for Mugwort, I didnt know that, but will add it to my notes.

Grymdycche · Post by **Grymdycche** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:32 pm

Nahemah wrote:
On that note,folks: remember and be aware that Mugwort contains Thujone which is toxic at high levels of ingestion,so be careful how often and how much you have taken in tea and/or smoking.

I wouldn't worry too much about the thujone, personally. Wormwood has far more thujone than Mugwort. I've made and drank wormwood tea several times, and ingested wormwood concentrated oil even, in an experiment to see if it "enhanced" my absinthe consumption in any way.
Short answer - not really. Disappointing!

And, you'd have to ingest a lot of thujone to get sick from it, but it's definitely not something you'd want to do.

I keep some Mugwort in my poison ring, just so it's with me all the time, in addition to some classic written charms I keep in there too.

Post by **Venefica** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:57 am

In magick Mugwort is connected to Artemis and to women so it could be used in spells to honor or contact Artemis or Diana. It is also a good herb for spells dealing with womanly things like menstruation, women empowerment and making the transition to menopause easier. Mugwort burned as an incense is said to keep insects away, and it can also be used in spells to banish insects from one's home and so on. Mugwort is concreted to the God Woden (Odin in Norse mythology)and was belived to be one of his nine sacred herbs. The herb was also used to protect travelers from exhaustion when worn as a charm. Romans placed fresh Mgwort in their shoes to relive aching feet, they even planted it along the roads to be available for travelers.

Mugwort is said to give prophetic dreams when placed near a sleeping person so it is often used in dream work, or put in little bags to keep under the pillow to attain vivid or prophetic dreams. Mugwort is also used in several old Pagan protection rituals as it is said to be protective.

If you have to much water in your body and is puffy a weak tea of Mugwort will act as a urine stimulant. The plant can also be used against rheumatism. It can also be used to get a slow menstruation going, basically the herb is good for most womanly problems. Mugwort is helpful to relive mild depression and it will stimulate the appetite. It can also work as a mild sedative. It is also good to stop vomiting, hiccups and small cramps. In earlier times it was used as medicine for epilepsy. Mugwort added to the bath water will help relive sore and stiff musculature and help you relax. Fresh Mugwort will help remove warts or at least make them smaller. An infusion of Mugwort is said to help remove some intestinal parasites.

Mugwort when dried is excellent to use to get a fire going and was often used for that. Be careful though as this means the herb will easily catch fire, however this is true for most dried herbs. Mugwort was also used as tobacco earlier and smoked.In Chinese medicine Mugworth is often used for moxing, where acupuncture points are heated by holding a roll of the herb which is set fire to and left to smolder near the point. In Japanese herb medicine Mugwort is even more popular and some practitioners use hardly any other herb.

One note here, if you know little of herbs be very, very careful when eating them or drinking teas from them or the like. Herbs are medicine and if you do not know what you are going it is easy to eat to much and get hurt. Never, ever give herbs to someone pregnant or small children unless you are a trained herbalist.