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White mugwort

Updated: May 31, 2021

Kaeo mueang cheen | แก้วเมืองจีน | Artemisia Lactiflora

Family: Asteraceae - Genus: Artemisia

White mugwort can be found in the area of the Eco-Logic restaurant and the area of the Social Impact Shop.

 

The white mugwort, aka pale-flowered wormwood, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is a vigorous clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 1.5 meter, with plumes of creamy-white flower heads appearing in summer and autumn above dark green leaves (lactiflora means "milk-white flowers).


The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is also cultivated as a culinary herb.


Flowering February-March


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
Shrub

THE SHRUB

White Mugwort is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of branched stems; it usually grows 50 - 150 centimeter cm tall.





 
The leaves of the papaya are large, 50-70 cm in diameter, with seven lobes.
Leaf

THE LEAVES

White Mugwort has toothed, deep-green leaves with silver undersides on dark purple stems, appear nearly black at the base of the plant.







 


The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
FLOWER

THE FLOWERS

A perennial of shrub like proportions to 5 feet, it bears masses of tiny creamy white perfumed flowers in late summer in loosely panicle plumes at the end of sprawling reddish stems covered with deeply toothed green leaves.





 

CULINARY USE


Mugwort leaves are aromatic and slightly bitter, and can be eaten raw or cooked. Young spring shoots can be cooked. Leaves, flowers and roots can be used as a tea. Mugwort was commonly used as a flavouring in beer until hops became popular.



NOTE!: The plant might be poisonous in large doses.

 

NUTRITION

White Mugwort contains vitamin A , vitamin C , phosphorus , calcium , protein, sugar

quality iron , vitamin B1, B2,

 

TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USE


NOTE: please take advice from a doctor if you are planning to use herbal medicine.


White mugwort is a bitter aromatic tonic herb. The leaves and flowering stems are used internally in traditional Chinese medicine to treat menstrual and liver disorders.

The plant is used in anti-inflammatory medicines. Regular consumption can promote bone growth and improve metabolism, increase appetite and energy, and can help with toothache, hypertension and diabetes prevention.


The plant might be poisonous in large doses.

 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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