Preparation and amount: Infusion: Steep 20 min. Take 1 tsp. as needed. Tincture: Take 30-60 (1/2 – 1 tsp.) as needed. Fluid extract: Take 1 tsp. as needed. Powder: Take up to 10 #0 capsules (up to 60 grains) as needed.
Purposes: Internally, mugwort is excellent for nervousness, insomnia, and
controllable shaking. It is also good for female problems, such as suppressed
menstruation and menstrual cramps. It is especially good when combined with
cramp bark, marigold, and black haw for these problems. It will bring on the
menstrual period; and it is used with cramp bark to treat menstrual cramps and
other female problems. The tea is useful in treating stomach disorders. For
this purposes, it is diluted 3 times, to overcome the strong taste. For pains
in the stomach and bowels, drink the tea in small frequent doses and apply a
fomentation of the infusion over the painful area. It is good in kidney herb
combinations for stones or gavel. American Indians used it for colds and flus,
bronchitis and fevers. Drink it hot for a sweating therapy. It is also used for
asthma, difficulty in breathing, bronchitis, hay fever, earache, epilepsy, and
swollen glands.
Externally, mugwort may be applied as a poultice to boils, carbuncles and abscesses.
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