Product Name	Historical uses	Category	Issued
Mugwort Artemisia absinthium	Antispasmodic, cholagogue, choleretic, diaphoretic, nervin, stomachic, vermifuge.	Single product	August 1996 Replaces: N/A

Common Names: Mugwort, Wormwood, Absinthium, Armoise, Wermut, Absinthe, Green Ginger, Ajenjo. Parts Used: Leaves and flowering tops. Historical Uses: Mugwort has mainly been used as a bitter tonic to increase appetite, stimulate gastric secretion and improve digestion.1 It has also been employed as a vermifuge to expel pinworms and round-worms, particularly in children.1 Occasionally used as a nerve tonic and sedative, it is also known to be very useful in cases of dyspepsia and flatulence.1 Mugwort has been recommended in cases of motion sickness and sleepwalking.2,3 Externally it has been applied to bruises, sores, sprains, bumps, corn and in cases of hydrocephalus (increase of liquid in the brain).3 Contraindications: Avoid during pregnancy and in cases of hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers and acute gastro-enteritis. Adverse reactions: May be toxic in overdose and in long-term application. Dosage: 10 to 40 drops one to three times per day, after meals. Use with a good bowel management program. For motion sickness, one to two drops on the tongue before the activity. Externally apply locally as needed. References: S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects, Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1989; The Lawrence Review of Natural Products; Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990; Product Status Manual, Health Canada, 1993. © 2000, Pure Herbs J.B. Ltd All right reserved 1 S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.326 2 Jean Palaiseul, La v�rit� sur les plantes et la vie naturelle, France Loisirs, Paris, 1972, p.52. 3 Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990, p.75.

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