ARTEMISIA VULGARIS

FAMILY :: COMPOSITAE
MUGWORT: Once called the “Mother of Herbs” (mater herbarum). For centuries it has been used as a tonic nervine, to season fatty meats, to make beer, to repel demons and venoms, &c. This variety is very hardy and grows to 8′ tall in any soil and doesn’t spread much by runners like other mugworts. It has dark green, deeply lobed leaves with light undersides and purplish stems.