mugwort
noun
mug·wort
ˈməg-ˌwərt 
-wȯrt
1
: any of several artemisias
especially
: a Eurasian perennial herb (Artemisia vulgaris) that is naturalized in North America and has aromatic leaves used in folk medicine and to flavor beverages
2
: the leaves of a mugwort compare moxa
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The cake is made with layers of sponge flavored with mugwort, an aromatic green plant used frequently in Korean cooking, stuffed with plenty of injeolmi — or roasted soybean powder — cream and topped with a housemade injeolmi crumble.
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Khushbu Shah, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
For example, cabbage may trigger an allergic reaction in people with a mugwort allergy.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
After cleansing, add a few drops of the Best of Beauty-winning Texture Tonic to a cotton pad and wipe across your face for a gentle smoothing treatment powered by AHAs, niacinamide, and Japanese mugwort.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
What Is Moxibustion? Moxibustion is an alternative form of acupuncture therapy from traditional Chinese medicine that involves burning the herb mugwort (or moxa) to warm specific points along a set of invisible vertical lines known as meridians that practitioners believe cross the body.
—Maria Carter, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
In writing about foraging mugwort for Grist last summer, Zoe Yang gets at what an end point might look like instead.
—Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Licensed practitioners also combine it with moxibustion, which involves burning the herb mugwort (or moxa) near acupuncture points, to turn a breech baby.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 31 Aug. 2023
This toner's shake-before-use formula combines hyaluronic acid, squalene, and mugwort.
—Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
The Texture Tonic is an exfoliating treatment that manages to be effective and gentle, enlisting the help of fruit AHAs (derived from apple, grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, hawthorn, and jujube), niacinamide, Japanese mugwort, and wild rose to visibly soothe irritated complexions.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 22 Dec. 2022
Khushbu Shah, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
For example, cabbage may trigger an allergic reaction in people with a mugwort allergy.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
After cleansing, add a few drops of the Best of Beauty-winning Texture Tonic to a cotton pad and wipe across your face for a gentle smoothing treatment powered by AHAs, niacinamide, and Japanese mugwort.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
What Is Moxibustion? Moxibustion is an alternative form of acupuncture therapy from traditional Chinese medicine that involves burning the herb mugwort (or moxa) to warm specific points along a set of invisible vertical lines known as meridians that practitioners believe cross the body.
—Maria Carter, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
In writing about foraging mugwort for Grist last summer, Zoe Yang gets at what an end point might look like instead.
—Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Licensed practitioners also combine it with moxibustion, which involves burning the herb mugwort (or moxa) near acupuncture points, to turn a breech baby.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 31 Aug. 2023
This toner's shake-before-use formula combines hyaluronic acid, squalene, and mugwort.
—Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
The Texture Tonic is an exfoliating treatment that manages to be effective and gentle, enlisting the help of fruit AHAs (derived from apple, grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, hawthorn, and jujube), niacinamide, Japanese mugwort, and wild rose to visibly soothe irritated complexions.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 22 Dec. 2022
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“Mugwort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mugwort. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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