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botanical illustration of Viscid pussytoes, Gnaphalium viscosum

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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

Gnaphalium viscosum
Gnaphalium viscosum · Thomas Hogg (Firm)

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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