Mugwort has been used to support digestive health and alleviate gastrointestinal issues.
It is believed to have carminative properties which can help relieve gas, bloating, and indigestion. It may also stimulate appetite and promote healthy digestion. Mugwort is choleretic. That is a substance that increases the volume of secretion of bile from the liver, helping to transport and release toxins whilst providing great benefit to the digestive system.
It is also a chologogue, being a substance that stimulates the flow of bile from the liver, differing slightly from a cholerectic which increases the volume. The role of bile is primarily that of facilitating fat digestion, but also being a natural laxative it is thus cleansing to the system.