Japanese Mugwort

 

Artemisia princeps,known as Japanese mugwort or kui hao is traditionally used in eastern medicine ,native to China, Japan, and Korea. It is a perennial, very vigorous plant that grows to 1.2 meters and is known as yomogi (ヨモギ) in Japanese. It bears small, buff colored flowers from July to November which are hermaphroditic, and pollinated by wind.The leaves are feather shaped, scalloped and light green, with white dense fuzz on the underside.

 

	Yomogi Artemisia princeps Culinary/Medicinal/Industrial When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall Ease of Germination: Easy Germination Temperature 65-70°F
Edible uses :Leaves and young seedlings can be eaten raw or cooked.They can also be used in salads and soups after removal of the bitterness. The young leaves can be lightly boiled before being pounded and added to glutinous rice dumplings known as mochi to which they give a pleasant colour, aroma and flavour	Medical uses Artemisia princeps is one of the varieties of mugwort used as moxa in Moxibustion, a traditional medical practice of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal and Vietnam. An evaluation of the efficacy of the smoke and water extracts of the herb found that both preparations inhibited the growth of a specific line of breast cancer cells in vitro

 

Cultivation

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Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. Sow seeds in spring/summer after last frost in a warm, sunny location. Keep soil moist. Fertilize as needed. The leaves and stems are best when harvested young. Spreads quickly by stolons so contain the growing area to prevent invasiveness.

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English	yomogi Japanese Mugwort, Kui hao
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