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Mugwort is also used as a flavoring and colorant for a seasonal rice dish. [16] In traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is used in a pulverized and aged form – called moxa in English (from Japanese mogusa) – to perform moxibustion, that is, to burn on specific acupuncture points on the
Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort, common mugwort, or wormwood, [note 1] 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. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as ...
Artemisia indica - Japanese mugwort; Artemisia japonica - Oriental mugwort; Artemisia ludoviciana - western mugwort, native to North America; Artemisia norvegica – Norwegian mugwort; Artemisia princeps – Japanese mugwort ("yomogi"), Korean mugwort ("ssuk"), used as a culinary herb and in traditional Chinese medicine. Artemisia stelleriana ...
A. dracunculus (tarragon) is widely used as a culinary herb, particularly important in French cuisine. Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort) was used to repel midges (mug > midge), fleas and moths, intestinal worms, and in brewing (mugwort beer, mugwort wine) as a remedy against hangovers and nightmares.
Mugwort, referred to as ssuk (쑥) in Korean, [7] is widely used in Korean cuisine as well as in traditional medicine (hanyak).In spring, which is the harvesting season, the young leaves of mugwort are used to prepare savory dishes such as jeon (Korean-style pancakes), ssuk kimchi, (쑥김치), ssukguk (쑥국, soup made with ssuk).
The name of the herb Artemisia (mugwort) species used to produce Moxa is called ài or àicǎo (艾, 艾草) in Chinese [4] and yomogi (蓬) in Japan. The Chinese names for moxibustion are jiǔ (灸) or jiǔshù (灸術); the Japanese use the same characters and pronounce them as kyū and kyūjutsu. In Korean the reading is tteum (뜸).
Wormwood's relative mugwort was traditionally used as a remedy for a variety of complaints, especially those of a gynaecological nature, and so the wormwood genus bears the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth, Artemis. [6] The specific name derives from apsínthion, the Greek term for the plant. [7]
Artemisia douglasiana or California mugwort, Douglas's sagewort or dream plant, is a western North American species of aromatic herb in the sunflower family that can be used as a scent, tea, or smoke to trigger vivid and lucid dreams. [citation needed] Artemisia vulgaris; Wild red asparagus root may promote dreams that involve flying. [citation ...