bianca's Herb Patch : Mugwort
The leaves of this plant are used in bath herbs to bring on the menstrual
cycle. The fresh juice or the fresh herb is used as an antidote to opium;
with camomile and agrimony in a bath to ease sore aching muscles.
It is used in magic as a love-divining herb. To experience interesting
dreams that are said to reveal one's future, stuff a pillow with about a
pound of this herb and sleep on it. The Indians used a decoction of the
leaves for colds, bronchitis, rheumatism, and fever, and a poultice for
wounds. The fresh juice is used to ease the itch of poison oak.
To cure a headache, stick a leaf up your nose.