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| Antennaria
dioica |
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| Name |
| Cat's Foot |
| Biological
Name |
Antennaria dioica |
| Other Names |
| Mountain everlasting, Cat's Foot |
| Parts Used |
| The flowering herb |
| Remedies
For |
Action
Cholagogue.
Uses
Cat's foot is useful for chronic problems with the biliary passages.
It is also said to stimulate the flow of gastric juices and pancreatic
secretions, and to raise blood pressure. It is sometimes recommended
for dysentery, but better remedies are available. |
| Description |
| Cat's foot is a small perennial plant found
growing in large patches in the mountains of the Pacific coast states
of the USA and in both mountains and flatlands of Europe. It forms
a mat of rosettes of narrow spatula- to lance-shaped leaves, dark
green above but white-woolly on the undersides. In summer strong 8
in tall flower stems develop bearing clusters of white, pink or yellow
flowerheads. The flowers grow in cymose clusters, the white male flowers
having a filiform corolla, the rose- colored female flowers a tubular,
5-toothed corolla. Flowers appear from May to August. |
| Dosage |
Infusion: Use 1 tsp. fresh or dried flowering herb with 1/2 cup
boiling water; steep for 10 minutes. Take 1/2 to 1 cup a day. |
| Safety |
No information available. |
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