Felons Herb

Felons Herb Essential Oil – (Artemisia vulgaris)

£10.50

BOTANICAL NAME: Artemisia vulgaris

SCENT: Felon’s Herb essential oil is powerful, fresh-camphoraceous, somewhat green & bittersweet.

STRENGTH OF AROMA:  Strong

PLANT PART USED: Leaves and Flowers

EXTRACTION METHOD: Steam Distillation.

ORIGIN: Romania

COLOUR: felon’s Herb essential oil is pale yellow in hue.

CONSISTENCY: thin

NOTE: Middle

Felons Herb is an aromatic perennial herb has red-purple stems and deeply cut, dark green leaves with white undersides. Panicles of tiny red-brown flowers appear in summer. It is a tall-growing plant, the stems, which are angular and often of a purplish hue, frequently rising 3 feet or more in height.

Traditional Uses of Felons Herb:

Antispasmodic, carminative, choleretic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, nervine, orexigenic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic (uterine, womb), vermifuge. It is known to be used to expel worms, control fever and as a digestive remedy.

Culinary Uses for Felons Herb:

It is an ancient herb, once considered to contain magical powers as a remedy for illness and disease. Most often used as a seasoning for wild game, meat and fish, Felon’s Herb is a narrow, leafy plant with pointed leaves that are green on one side and pale white on the other. The plant grows several feet in height with a stem that is reddish tan in color. When added to foods, Felon’s Herb provides a somewhat bitter flavor to the item being seasoned, such as meat stuffings, dumplings and similar foods. Common in Asian food dishes, Felon’s Herb is blanched or stir-fried to be added to soups, salads, and a variety of rice dishes.

BLENDS WELL WITH

Patchouli, Lavender, Oak Moss, Rosemary, Pine, Sage, Clary Sage and Cedarwood.

HISTORY:

Also known as Armoise and St. Johns’ Plant or Mugwort. In Europe the herb has been used in association with superstition and witchcraft and was seen as a protective charm against evil and danger. In Chinese medicine the dried, compressed leaves (moxa) are used to briefly warm the skin in case of internal cold.

CAUTIONS:Use well diluted. Felon’s Herb essential oil is toxic, arbortifacient and a neurotoxin.

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