Mugwort
Monograph · DMugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Bitter sesquiterpene lactones + flavonoids. Traditional dream-enhancement use; mechanistic data in humans is sparse.
How it clearsHalf cleared in ~6h. Most (~96%) gone by ~1d.
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Documented in European and East Asian herbal traditions for vivid dreams and sleep rituals — not validated by modern RCTs for dream outcomes. Stack catalogs for self-experimentation logging (dream vividness / recall) with explicit thin-evidence framing.
Thin data — the mechanism is biologically plausible, but human response evidence is mostly case reports and personal logs. If you're running this, careful tracking is not optional — it is the evidence base this tier is still building.
Avoid in pregnancy (uterine stimulant tradition + insufficient safety data). Ragweed cross-allergy possible. Dream-enhancement claims are ethnographic, not clinical — log outcomes, don't expect effects.
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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) — primary mechanism: bitter sesquiterpene lactones + flavonoids. traditional dream-enhancement use; mechanistic data in humans is sparse.
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Herbal supplement / traditional use. Not FDA-approved as drug. Pregnancy contraindicated in traditional texts.
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