Mugwort, Common (Artemisia vulgaris)

*Designated an invasive species in the following states, no sale: AK, CT, GA, IN, KY, MD, ME, NJ, NY, PA, VA Common Mugwort, alternately ‘Felon Herb’ or ‘Wild Wormwood,’ is a sacred herb revered for its medicinal and culinary properties by cultures worldwide, well-known for its association with magic, protection, and the dream world. Often Artemisia vulgaris is dried and smoked or burned as a smudge stick in belief of its cleansing properties, and some tuck sprigs of it beneath their pillow as a means of encouraging vivid dreams. Some Native peoples in North America would enact this same charm, but as a means of repelling spirits. While native to parts of Europe and Asia, it’s thought that Artemisia was potentially introduced to Canada in the 16th century by Jesuit missionaries, and spread from there. It also traveled by ship as a contaminant in nursery stocks. Ancient Greeks considered this plant to be an herb of Artemis, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and the wild, and protector of