”Known for its affects on dreams where the name artemisia comes from the Greek goddess Artemis the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, the moon, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth. The moon, as a guiding light of the night, hints at mugworts abilities to enhance dreams.
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The compound Thujone (a terpenoid) is present in mugwort along with many essential plant oils including sage, wormwood, & tansy to name a few. The most well known story is that Van Gogh slicing off his ear, hallucinations, instability and suicide was because of absinthe, the green fairy, containing thujone from wormwood along with other compounds from fennel, mint and calamus (sweet flag).
Studies have shown the quantities of thujone in the mixture would not have contributed to hallucinogenic affects more the strength of absinthe (up to 75%) and quantities being drunk. However Thujone is regulated in many countries still. A safe (no effect) dose of thujone could be extrapolated as 8.75 mg/day for a 70 kg human
Thujone and its relationship to dreaming comes down to how affects GABA receptors which are the key regulator in non-rapid eye movement. So it affects our sleep/wakefulness cycle.
Plenty of research online so please understand this wonderful herb a little bit more if you wish. I love finding it talking about it and it’s many uses in different cultures.
