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California Mugwort Essential Oil (Pure and Genuine Sustainably Wildcrafted Native Plant Oil, Artemisia douglasiana)
California Mugwort Essential Oil (Pure and Genuine Sustainably Wildcrafted Native Plant Oil, Artemisia douglasiana)
California Mugwort (Artmemisia douglasiana) is a silvery green strongly aromatic woolly herb in the Sunflower family. It is similar to the European variety of Mugwort (Artemisa vulgaris.) Mugwort's healing capabilities are referred to in an ancient incantation for protection:
Have in mind, Mugwort, What you made known, What you laid down at the great denouncing. Una your name is, oldest of herbs, of might against thirty, Of might against three, Of might against venom and the onflying, Of might against the vile, She who fares through the land.
Mugwort is used to regulate and bring on menses in women, as an anti-parasitic, to detoxify the liver, to cleanse the blood, to improve digestion, to improve circulation, and as a compress for muscle spasm and pain being especially useful for overexertion. Mugwort's woolly fibers are made into moxa that is burned above areas of pain and "stagnation" as a stimulation therapy in Chinese Medicine. The Native Americans practiced a similar technique using California Mugwort and used the plant to treat muscle and joint aches, poison oak rash, abdominal and menstrual cramping and pain,, diarrhea, fever, and headache. Dream pillows are traditionally made with mugwort fiber by rubbing the dried leaves between the hands until theres only fiber left used to fill the pillow for lucid dreaming. It has been used as an aid for lucid dreaming, meditation, and working with the spirit world.
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Safety & Cautions
Safety & Cautions
- Please be advised to keep essential oils out of reach of pets and children.
- Please avoid using photosensitive essential oils (Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Orange, Bergamot, Tangerine, Calm Shen Blend and any products made with these oils such as Santa Barbara Goldenbush Lotion) prior to going out in the sun or using a tanning booth as they can react to sunlight and cause something similar to a severe sunburn.
- It is advised to void continuous long term use of the same essential oils.
- Be sure to research the powerful effects of essential oils before use.
- Use diluted essential oils on the skin (Carrier oils like Jojoba are great for this in a 10% essential oil to 90% carrier base oil ratio).
- It is advised to patch test on a small portion of sensitive skin and discontinue if there is irritation or a negative reaction.
- Please know the safety data and specific warnings on an individual oil or Blend before using.
- And please use careful caution using essential oils during pregnancy. Any use should be approved by a medical provider.
- Its important to keep essential oils away from your eyes. If oil does get in your eye, do not flush it out with water. You can dilute the area immediately with vegetable or carrier oil by placing the vegetable oil on a tissue and gently wiping the eye area.
- Also essential oils are flammable so please avoid direct contact with flames such as candles.
- Please do not use essential oils internally unless properly trained and prescribed by a physician. If accidentally swallowed, call the Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) immediately and do not induce vomiting.