Mugwort, considered the 'universal herb for protection and prophecy', she is best utilized for pain and healing, psychic powers and lucid dreaming. In China, Japan and ancient Europe, Mugwort is hung in open doorways to exorcise evil and the spirits of disease. The 'traveller’s herb for protection', Mugwort leaves were placed inside the shoes of Roman soldiers for endurance and to soothe their sore feet.