Botanical Name: Artemisia vulgaris The plant is named after the ancient Greek goddess Artemis, a goddess of virginity, animals, hunting, and childbirth. The species name vulgaris means common. Its English common name derives from the Old English word muggiawort, which means 'midge plant'. Other Common Names: Common wormwood, felon herb, wild wormwood, naughty man, chrysanthemum weed, old uncle Henry, cingulum Sancti Johannis, common artemisia, sailor's tobacco, Chinese moxa, old man and St. John's plant (NB: It should not be confused with St. John's wort), armoise vulgaire (French), Ai Ye (Chinese), Beifuss (German), artemisia vulgar (Spanish), gråbynke (Danish). Habitat: Mugwort is