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Common name: |
Mugwort |
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Family: |
Compositae |
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Parts used: |
Leaves & Flowering tops |
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Chemistry: |
volatile oil (linalool, cineole, borneol, alpha and beta pinene, beta thujone, sesquiterpene lactones (vulgarin), flavonoids, triterpenes, coumarins derivatives, sitosteral |
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Main actions: |
menstrual regulator, emmenagogue, nervine tonic |
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Other Actions: |
diuretic, choleretic, diaphoretic, orexygenic, antidiabetic, bitter tonic, carminative |
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Dosage: |
tincture 1-4ml TDS |
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Safety:
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Pregnancy, lactation, large doses, allergy to sesquiterpene lactones.
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