The People’s Apothecary Garden - Plant of the Week #7 - Coastal Mugwort

Introducing yet another ‘wort’ to the Plant of the Week catalogue: Coastal mugwort (Artemisia suksdorfii)! But this particular species is more closely related to wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) than to motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca). However, like motherwort, mugwort has been used to lessen menstrual cramps and induce menstruation.

Read more about this native plant here: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week