Mugwort ~ Medicine & Magic

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is an exceptional healing plant that has been used as a medicine for thousands of years in almost every corner of the world. In modern times it has become a scientifically validated herb in a number of different medical fields.

This documentary film provides an introduction to the plant itself, as well as a journey through its rich history of use throughout many different traditions. We also assess the wealth of scientific evidence that supports all of the historical uses from many different cultures. We also explore the shamanic practices invoking the spirit of Mugwort as a protector/guardian, and its role as a psychoactive herb associated with altered states of consciousness and dream healing.

Finally I reflect on my own experiences using Mugwort, and how it can serve as a portal through which we can begin reconnecting with the sacredness of the natural world all around us - something integral to humanity and mental health in general, that we have lost in this modern era.

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Research links:

Mugwort as an allelopathic plant: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3988888
Mugwort wins Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2015: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966551/
Insect-repellent properties: https://platform.almanhal.com/Reader/Article/27968
Anti-Fatigue: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3736918/
1,8 cineole content of Mugwort: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7583039/#B77-molecules-25-04415
Anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245213/#b737
Pain relief properties: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/22311866.2013.782761
Monoamine oxidase inhibition: https://drugs-forum.com/data/attachment-files/2010/11/139759_Scopoletin_as_an_MAO-I.pdf
Artemisinin and nerve protection: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997252/#:~:text=The%20plant%20is%20used%20in,insecticidal%2C%20hepatoprotective%20and%20neuroprotective%20properties
Respiratory health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874109005686?via%3Dihub
Liver health: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.1632
Anti-fibrosis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043661820311373?via%3Dihub
Anti-viral: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997252/#:~:text=The%20plant%20is%20used%20in,insecticidal%2C%20hepatoprotective%20and%20neuroprotective%20properties
Anti-hypertensive: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11321437/
Anti-cervical cancer & breast cancer: https://cms.turkjps.org/Uploads/Article_12453/247-252.pdf
Anti-colon cancer: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629919323506?via%3Dihub

Music:

Cry, by Johannes Bornlöf: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/OFt7k6TOQk/
Give Up Pangea, by Joseph Beg: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/rzhjAJtbZY/
Over The Clouds, by The Golden Peas: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ZXbTlu8b8N/
Dissolving, by Hanna Lindgren: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/jgYplIStBj/
369 Seconds of Bliss, by 369: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/J3CIcEFLbD/
Reflexion, by DEX 1200: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ppuIXGzoqO/

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