Essential Oil – Mugwort

• A bitter-sweet, intensely herbaceous, and camphorous aroma.
• It is a "dark green" scent—earthy and heavy, with a cool, medicinal top note.
• It features a dry, sage-like heart and a unique sweet-musty undertone that lingers.
• It smells "ancient"—reminiscent of dried herbs in an old apothecary or a damp forest floor at twilight.

• Emmenagogue Properties: Mugwort is primarily known for its ability to promote and regulate the menstrual cycle, especially when periods are suppressed or irregular.
• Menstrual Pain Relief: When diluted in a carrier oil from clubarome.com, it can be massaged onto the lower abdomen to help ease painful cramps and pelvic congestion.
• Menopause Support: Helps manage some of the "stagnant" symptoms associated with the transition into menopause, though it should be used sparingly.

Nervous System & Dream Work

• Enhancing Dream Recall: One of the most famous uses for Mugwort is "lucid dreaming." Diffusing a very small amount or placing a drop on a tissue near the bed is said to intensify dreams and improve recall.
• Nervous System Tonic: In very low doses, it acts as a sedative to help calm highly agitated nerves and hysteria.
• Release of Tension: Helps "unblock" emotional energy that has been suppressed, allowing for a healthy emotional release.

Digestive & Internal Support

• Stimulating Digestion: Helps stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and bile, making it useful for a sluggish digestive system.
• Expelling Parasites: Traditionally used (under professional guidance) for its anthelmintic properties to help rid the body of intestinal worms.
• Relieving Flatulence: Helps ease the discomfort of trapped gas and bloating when used in a localized massage.

Physical Comfort & First Aid

• Warming Analgesic: Its warming nature helps increase circulation to cold, stiff joints and sore muscles.
• Managing Minor Shakes: Historically used to help calm minor tremors or "palsy" in the limbs by relaxing the motor nerves.
• Insect Repellent: Like many Artemisia species, its pungent scent is highly effective at repelling moths and other household insects.

• Extreme Caution Required.
• Because of its high thujone content, Mugwort is neurotoxic in high doses.
• It must be avoided entirely during pregnancy (it is an abortifacient) and by those with epilepsy.
• Use only in very low dilutions (0.5% or less) and for short periods of time.