Artemisia Vulgaris Extract

Artemisia vulgaris, or common mugwort, is a very common plant with a long history of use as a medicinal plant in traditional medicine and rituals. The leaves have a very bitter taste, which was why they were often used in liqueurs, herbal teas, and other foodstuffs.

The plant was traditionally used to get rid of insects, rodents, and parasites.

The name of the genus Artemisia comes from the Greek goddess of hunting. Queen Artemisia was the wife of King Mausolus, who was one of the famous medical and botanical researchers and who built the Mausoleum tomb.

The plant contains essential oil, the main constituents being camphor and thujone. It gives the extract its strong, pine-like, cooling aroma. The essential oil is bright green in color. Other compounds in Artemisia vulgaris extract include flavonoids and terpenes, which have antioxidant properties.