Description
Mugwort Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Artemisia vulgaris | Origin: Morocco | Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
A colorless or pale yellow liquid with a powerful camphoraceous, bittersweet, herbaceous odor. It blends well with oakmoss, patchouli, rosemary, lavender, pine, sage, clary sage, and cedarwood.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.
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- thujone
- cineol
- pinenes
- dihydromatricaria ester
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General Actions:
Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, carminative, choleretic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, neurological, orexigenic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic (uterine, womb), vermifuge.
Safety:
Oral toxin, due to high thujone content. Abortifacient: avoid use during pregnancy.
Primary Therapy Agent:
No specific therapeutic references. Used for perfumery.
Secondary Therapy Agent:
No specific therapeutic references. Used for perfumery.
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