30Mg
Sourced from mugwort
Tier · Moderate evidence
Anti-inflammatory

Mugwort

INCI: Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract · Also called: Artemisia, Ssuk

A Korean botanical that calms angry, reactive skin. Especially soothing during flare-ups.

For your skin

A Korean botanical that calms angry, reactive skin. Especially soothing during flare-ups.

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Mechanism of action

Polyphenol-rich botanical with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action on irritated skin.

Why we tier this moderate

4 cited papers across 3 countries. The mechanism is well-described and there's at least one controlled trial in the literature, but we tier this Moderate rather than Strong to stay honest about how many specific papers we cite directly.

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Korea
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China
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Japan

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Cited research

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Wang Y et al., A review of the research progress on Artemisia argyi Folium: botany, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and clinical application, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology 2024;397(10):7473-7500 — comprehensive review of 136 compounds; documented anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial topical use in eczema/dermatitis

2024Mechanism onlyPMID:38775853View source ↗
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Hirano A et al. (Kyushu University, Furue lab), Antioxidant Artemisia princeps extract enhances the expression of filaggrin and loricrin via the AHR/OVOL1 pathway, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2017;18(9):1948 — Japanese-authored mechanism study explaining how APE upregulates barrier proteins via AHR/OVOL1; no human efficacy trial yet

2017Mechanism onlyPMID:28892018View source ↗
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Lee JH et al., Topical Application of Eupatilin Ameliorates Atopic Dermatitis-Like Skin Lesions in NC/Nga Mice, Annals of Dermatology 2017;29(1):61-68 — Korean-authored study showing topical eupatilin (Artemisia flavonoid) reduced atopic-dermatitis-like lesions and inflammatory markers

2017Positive — efficacyPMID:28223748View source ↗
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Han HM et al., Ameliorative effects of Artemisia argyi Folium extract on 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene-induced atopic dermatitis-like lesions in BALB/c mice, Molecular Medicine Reports 2016;14(4):3206-3214 — Korean-authored study; Artemisia argyi extract suppressed Th2 cytokines and improved AD lesions

2016Positive — efficacyPMID:27571702View source ↗

Sources: PubMed · KCI · J-Stage · CNKI · Wanfang · SFD · MFDS · Cochrane · SCCS · CIR. Every entry points to a specific document. See methodology for what each outcome label means.