About mugwort
Mugwort is the family of Asteraceae, Artemisia, perennial herbs or slightly into the semi-shrubby, the plant has a strong aroma. The main root is obvious, slightly thick and long, up to 1.5 centimeters in diameter, with many lateral roots. Stems solitary or few, 80-150 cm tall. Leaves thickly papery, grayish-white pubescent above, and with white glandular dots with small pits. Heads ellipsoid, 2.5-3 mm in diameter, sessile or nearly so. Achenes long ovate or oblong. Flowering and fruiting July-October.
Economic value of mugwort
Mugwort leaves dried and crushed to get "moxa velvet", moxa sticks for moxibustion, and can be used as raw materials for "seal mud". In addition, the whole grass for insecticidal pesticides or smoke for room disinfection, insecticide. Ai dried and crushed into wormwood powder, is a high-quality feed additives for livestock and poultry. Can also be used as natural plant dyes.
The distribution range of mugwort
Mugwort is distributed in Mongolia, North Korea, Russia (Far East) and China; wide distribution, in China, except for the very arid and alpine areas, almost throughout China. Japan has cultivation.