plant
Mugwort
Mugwort as a plant people have named and used. Dream road, roadside ward, gray scent — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Mugwort is used in Medicine.
Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica lists mugwort among the artemisia herb drugs, kept apart from wormwood’s already-published pharmacy row. A named mugwort in that handbook, not a dream-pillow dump alone.
from Pedanius Dioscorides · De Materia Medica, 1st century CE
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Mugwort is used in Juniper.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort takes juniper berries among the infused materials — juniper berries enter the mugwort liquor before the honey-and-vinegar syrup.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Rue.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort lists rue among the handful herbs of the infusion — rue is steeped with mugwort before the syrup is boiled.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Orris.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort takes orris among the ounce-roots with peony and cypress — orris is cut into the mugwort liquor.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Cypress.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort includes cypress among the ounce-roots — cypress is bruised into the mugwort infusion before the honey syrup.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Vinegar.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, sharp vinegar is added when the mugwort liquor is boiled to syrup with honey and sugar — vinegar sharpens the finished mugwort syrup.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Cinnamon.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort is perfumed with cinnamon and spikenard at the end — cinnamon scents the finished mugwort syrup.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is used in Dittany.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, syrup of mugwort takes dittany of Crete among the handful herbs — dittany is infused with mugwort in the clear water.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is historically related to Wine.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, compound briony water digests rue and mugwort among the herbs in canary wine before distillation — mugwort is digested in that wine.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Mugwort is historically related to Mace.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, diacalamintha compound beats mugwort with mace, cinnamon, and other aromatics into a powder according to art.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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sources
- De Materia Medica · Pedanius Dioscorides
Dioscorides, De Materia Medica.
- The English Physician · Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician (Complete Herbal).