Mugwort essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of leaves, buds, and flowering tops of the Mugwort tree.In China, its medicinal properties were used to treat various ailments.
1. Mugwort oil may help soothe and relax brain and the nervous system makes it calm down epileptic and hysteric attacks when they occur.
2. Mugwort oil has a warming effect on the body, which can be used to counter the effects of cold temperatures and moisture in the air.
3. Mugwort essential oil stimulates almost all the functions in the body, including circulation, the secretion of hormones and enzymes from endocrinal glands, the discharge of bile and other gastric juices into the stomach, the stimulation of nervous responses, neurons in the brain, palpitations, respiration, peristaltic motion of the intestines, menstrual discharges and the production and secretion of milk in the breasts.