H.C.M.D. Tenugui
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A T-shirt dyed with mugwort, which has many medicinal properties and was collected in the Tama Hills area of Tokyo. Botanical dye is a hybrid plant dye that combines pigments extracted from plants with minimal chemical dyes.
A special pattern woven with 50% hemp weft and 50% organic cotton warp. Hemp is one of the most antibacterial and deodorizing plants out of all the hemp varieties (ramie, linen, hemp, jute), and can contribute to a recycling-oriented society by growing without relying on non-renewable resources such as pesticides and fossil fuels. Hemp fiber is also four times more durable than cotton fiber. This fabric has a beautiful, durable, and supple surface, made using a shuttle loom from the Meiji period (corresponding to the same era). Mugwort yellow.
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Mugwort
A perennial plant of the Asteraceae family found in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Ogasawara in Japan. The essential oil that gives mugwort its scent has various medicinal properties and has been used as a medicinal herb since ancient times. The leaves have a hemostatic effect as they are, and when brewed and drunk, they are said to have medicinal properties such as stomach health, ameliorating diarrhea and improving anemia. The mugwort leaves used are collected from the Tama Hills area.
