Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tea
Life Everlasting
(Gnaphalium polycephalum)
Also know as Pearly everlasting
Botanical Information
A soft, hairy, perennial plant in the Daisy family with clusters of small, white, everlasting flowers.
Working with Life Everlasting
Part(s) Used
Flowers
Herb Forms
Bulk herb for tea.
Life everlasting has a long history of use as a domestic remedy for coughs and bronchitis. It has also been of value in treating diarrhea and flatulent colic.
Life Everlasting has a taste of SWEET, ACRID and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Life Everlasting
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant, antitussive
Application
tea
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The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
