When you first enter the beetle forest and talk to the Blue Cocoon Master, he will ask you what you wish to be trained in. Say Attack/Defense, he will give you a Mugwort and enter the training. If you do anything he doesn't tell you to do (i.e click defend when he says to attack) it will take you back to the training selection screen. Select Attack/Defend training again, and he will give you another Mugwort and enter the training. Keep doing this until you are satisfied with the number of mugworts you have or you cannot carry any more of them.