Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting (Compositae)

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Anaphalis margaritacea
Pearly everlasting
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The Anaphalis margaritacea plant species is found in N. America. N.E. Asia. Naturalized in Britain. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Pearly everlasting. Some home gardeners know the variety as Antennaria margaritacea. Gnaphalium margaritaceum.

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Latin Name:  Anaphalis margaritacea
Common Name:  Pearly everlasting
Family:  Compositae
Author:  (L.)Benth.&Hook.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.9   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Moist meadows, by rivers, on wall tops and in sandy and waste places[17].

Medicinal Information: Pearly everlasting was often employed medicinally by native North American Indian tribes who used it in the treatment of a range of ailments[257]. It is little used in modern herbalism. The whole plant is anodyne, antiseptic, astringent, expectorant and sedative[4, 61, 168, 222]. Used internally, it is a good remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery and pulmonary affections[4]. A poultice of the flowers or the whole plant is applied to burns, sores, ulcers, bruises, swellings and rheumatic joints[4, 222, 257]. An infusion of the plant is steamed and inhaled in the treatment of headaches[257]. a cooled infusion of the roots and shots has been used as a laxative and emetic to treat 'poison stomach'[257].

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