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Viscid pussytoes
Gnaphalium viscosum
Viscid pussytoes · Cudweed · Evighedsblomst · Evighedsblomst (Pseudognaphalium-slægten) · False Cudweed · False Cudweeds · Faux gnaphale · Pseudognaphale · Pseudognaphalium · Scheinruhrkräuter · cudweed · cudweeds · false cudweed · gordolobos · keltajäkkärät · kulegråurtslekta
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Dominican Republic
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Colic, Collyrium, Rheumatism, Stomachic
Science studied: SAPONINS, TERPENOIDS, TANNINS
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Gnaphalium viscosum
Common names: Viscid pussytoes, Cudweed, Evighedsblomst, Evighedsblomst (Pseudognaphalium-slægten), False Cudweed, False Cudweeds, Faux gnaphale, Pseudognaphale, Pseudognaphalium, Scheinruhrkräuter, cudweed, cudweeds, false cudweed, gordolobos, keltajäkkärät, kulegråurtslekta
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Dominican Republic.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Colic
- Collyrium
- Rheumatism
- Stomachic
- Spasm
- Carminative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Dominican Republic
Documented cultural uses
- Colic
- Collyrium
- Rheumatism
- Stomachic
- Spasm
- Carminative
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Colic · Haiti · "
- Collyrium · Haiti · "
- Rheumatism · Haiti · "
- Stomachic · Dominican Republic · "
- Spasm · Dominican Republic · "
- Carminative · Haiti · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Assessment of <i>Gnaphalium viscosum</i> (Kunth) Valorization Prospects: Sustainable Recovery of Antioxidants by Different Techniques. · 2022 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- SAPONINS
- TERPENOIDS
- TANNINS
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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