Gnaphalium affine (Compositae)

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Gnaphalium affine
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The Gnaphalium affine plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, India. It is a member of the Compositae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as G. multiceps.

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Latin Name:  Gnaphalium affine
Family:  Compositae
Author:  D.Don.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Waste ground and cultivated fields in lowland all over Japan[58]. Hillsides and arid ground in China[147].

Medicinal Information: The whole plant is antiperiodic, antitussive, expectorant and febrifuge[147, 178, 218]. A decoction is used in the treatment of influenza, sore throat, productive coughing, rheumatoid arthralgia, traumatic injuries, leukorrhoea, seminal emissions, hives and weeping pruritis of the skin[147].

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