Articles related to "Mugwort"



City Herbs, Part One: Mugwort
The herbs and edible plants you've been seeking are growing on your doorstep--grab a field guide, and step outside! The first article in City Herbs focuses on Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris.
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Magical Mysterious Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris, also known as mugwort, common wormwood, and moxa, is drunk in a tea to enhance dreams, and burned as a purifying incense.
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Mugwort
Regarded as a sacred and magical herb by many cultures, Mugwort also enjoys a place in the herbal pharmacopeia.
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Shaman Herbs "Mugwort"
Mugwort is a wonderful Herb for spiritual cleansing and awareness. This aritcle also includes a recipe for a Full Moon Ritual Tea.
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Essential Oils that Should Not be Used
It's pretty easy to find out what oils you should use.. but what about the essential oils you should not. Read all about certain oils that can prove toxic & how to avoide them.
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Lesser Known TCM Techniques (part 3)
This article on moxibustion is the last in a series that discusses several frequently used but not well known TCM techniques. Also, read how as a TCM student back in the late 1980's, the author was nearly arrested after using this technique.
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Amazing Artemisias
Artemis - Goddess of the herbalist - gives her name to a genus of marvelously aromatic, safely psychedelic, highly medicinal, dazzlingly decorative, and more-or-less edible plants in the Asteraceae family. This article discusses who Artemis is, how <I>Artemisias</I> grow, what they contain and their uses.
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Artemesia
It's called Prairie Sage, wormwood, mugwort, gray sagewort, and white sagebrush and it can make a nice addition to any waterwise garden.
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Fragrant Plant Skeletons
Strong-smelling plants keep traces of their odor even after months of drying out, and by simply rubbing and sniffing the leaves or seed heads, we can identify the plant.
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Herbs for Stress and Strain
Stress and strain are in everyone's life. Once we learn to recognize them, we can find ways to manage them and be more relaxed.
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A Home for Herbs
Fresh herbs dried at home are incomparably better than store bought dried herbs! Some practical how-to's and a tangent or two on the delights of home-dried herbs.
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Herbal Gifts, Part Two: Dream Pillows and Bath Herbs
Gifts of time, renewal and dreams.
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Making Herbal Vinegars
Easy recipes for making herbal vinegars from fresh or dried herbs. Caution: herbal crafts and recipes can be addictive!
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The Wonders of the Herbal Bath
Throughout history it is easy to see the importance various cultures placed on the ritual of the bath. Baths can sooth and relax, or refresh and stimulate. They can ease the body, and calm the mind. The ‘wholistic’ practitioner knows the importance of bringing together mind, body and spirit in the tranquil, centered atmosphere of the bath...and knows that when this power is combined with the natural powers of herbs, we can quite literally wash our physical and emotional troubles away.
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Plant Families: Asteraceae
Daisies. Asters. Sunflowers. The archetypal flower. The Sunflower (or Daisy, or Thistle, or...) Family. When we think of flowers, these are the types of flowers which come to mind. These are the types of flowers we put in vases and plant in the garden. These are the types of flowers that give us joy, and satisfy some basic botanical void.
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Wormwood (Artemisia) Plant Profile
Aromatic foliage, historical herbal uses and attractive silver foliage are all part of the lovely package wormwood plants bring to the garden and landscape.
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Send an Herbal Valentine
Capture the hearts of those dearest to you with an herbal Valentine from the garden.
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MAGICAL HERBS
For centuries, herbs have enriched people's lives. According to herbal folklore, many species have magical properties. From taming beasts to making folks feel safe and secure, these plants contributed to a sense of well-being.
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Soothe Anxiety Disorder with Natural Remedies
Anxiety disorder can cause symptoms that can interfere with daily activities. However, there are natural ways to soothe this disorder and get back to enjoying life.
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Celebrating Summer: Herbs of the Solstice
Whether you acknowledge the Solstice in your own life, or how you do, may not be something you've yet considered this year. But I urge you to take notice on a personal and spiritual level in some way, and let the following herbal folklore guide your way...
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The Weeds of September
Some surprising merits of Goldenrod
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5
In this fifth session of the Be Your Own Herbal Expert series, we will find out how to help ourselves and our families with herbal vinegars, one of the green blessings of the Wise Woman Way.
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A Pagan Midsummer
One of the most significant days in the Pagan Calendar, the Summer Solstice, is a time for celebration of the abundance of summer, and a time to prepare for the darkening
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Essential Oils for Lucid Dreaming
Discover essential oils for lucid dreaming like rose, sandalwood, palo santo and helichrysum. Try the Aromatherapy Lucid Dreams Scent Inhaler for lucid dreams on the go!
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Herbal Shoulder Pillows
How to make herbal shoulder bags for instant stress relief.
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Natural Treatment for Parasites
Humans can get parasites from unsanitary facilities, uncooked meat or fish, contaminated soil or by inhaling eggs. Parasites can cause malnutrition and illness.
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Spring - Beauty and Beast - Part 2 - Beast
Spring's beauty ripens as the days lengthen and the sun strengthens. But, as there are two sides to every coin, so there are two sides to Spring. The Yin and Yang of Spring, so to speak. If the Yin is the beauty, the Yang is the beast.
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Summer Solstice
A brief history of Litha, ways in which it is celebrated and a correspondence list of herbs, incense and deities and gemstones.
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The Composite Family
The Composites have floral parts consisting of multiple tiny flowers--complete with minuscule pistil, stamens, petals, and sepals--merged into one head or disk.
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The Effects of Incense Fragrance
Different types of incense can bring about various effects when burned. How to attract love and money with incense.
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The Healing Power of Tea
The soothing, aromatic scent of tea brewing is almost healing in itself!
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What Does Acupuncture Feel Like?
Many people find the idea of needles icky, so the concept of acupuncture may feel quite unpleasant. But what does the needling actually feel like and are there any risks?
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The Basics of Hay Fever
Seasonal allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever, affects millions of people each year. It is important for the sufferer to have an understanding of the condition.
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Aromatherapy Body Product Recipes
If you don't want the ingredient Parabens in your cosmetics then make your own skin care products using these aromatherapy and essential oils recipes.
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Be a Crafty Teen Witch
Tips and suggestions for young adult Wiccans on how to find and make inexpensive tools.
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Children's Day/Tano
The upcoming holiday of Children's Day and the ancient holiday of <i>Tano</i>
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Litha
Ideas for ways in which you, your family and friends can celebrate the Sabbat of Litha, also known as Midsummer and Summer Solstice.
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Plant Spirits and Elementals
Natural healers and green witches commune with plant spirits to help them tap into the therapeutic power of each individual plant.
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Quit Cigarette Smoking Naturally
A short look at some alternatives to traditional methods of smoking cessation from the view point of western herbalism.
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Reflexology versus Acupressure
Pressure point bodywork modalities such as Reflexology and Acupressure have some similarities but are also very different, discover their unique qualities.
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Springtime Fresh Natural Kitchen Cleaners
The spring cleaning is done, but keeping the shine and freshness is an ongoing process. Non toxic cleaning with natural cleansers make environmental and economical sense.
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The Four Seasons Perennial Garden
A simple How-To tutorial on creating a beautiful perennial garden that is gorgeous in every season!
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The Use of Medicinal Medieval Herbs
Herbs and plants used in medieval times were popularized by the herbalists John Gerard and Nicholas Culpeper; many herbs in use today were also found in medieval gardens.
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Wild Boar and Sow Symbolism
To Celtic Pagans, Boar and Sow are sacred to the Goddess. Boar is courage and bravery; Sow, generosity and fertility. They are symbols of the male and female aspects.
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Astral Voyages
A review of the book Astral Voyages by Dr. Bruce Goldberg.
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Essential Oils Not Suitable for Aromatherapy Use
Not all essential oils are suitable for aromatherapy use; active chemical components make some essential oils dangerous to use. Some oils should be used with caution.
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Flowers and Herbs for Halloween
Old fashioned cures, remedies, protections, amulets and charms from your herb and flower garden to make your Halloween trick or treat night a safe, relaxing experience.
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How Drugs and Herbs Affect Dreams
Medications, herbs and supplements can alter our dreams, making them more or less vivid, easier or harder to recall and causing or reducing nightmares.
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the Safe Use of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
How to use essential oils safly & basic insight into the age old art of holistic healing.
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Variety, Variety, Variety....
Is your garden boring? Part One of Three on gardening with roses..
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