Gnaphalium luteoalbum
Jersey Cudweed
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Compositae
- Genus
- Gnaphalium
- Life cycle
- annual, biennial
- Height
- 0.2 m
- Fertility
- Flies, Bees
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Flies, Bees
Uses
Edible uses
Leaves - raw or cooked[3].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
Stomachic[1]. The leaves are astringent, cholagogue, diuretic, febrifuge, haemostatic and vulnerary[6]. The plant is used in the treatment of breast cancer in Belgium[5].
- Product or use
- Astringent
- Product or use
- Cancer
- Product or use
- Cholagogue
- Product or use
- Diuretic
- Product or use
- Febrifuge
- Product or use
- Haemostatic
- Product or use
- Stomachic
- Product or use
- Vulnerary
Material uses
The leaves are used as a tinder[5].
- Product or use
- Tinder
Environment
- Range
- Most of Europe, including Britain, and most other warm temperate regions in the world.
- Habitat
- Sandy fields and waste places in the Channel Islands[2]. It is also possibly native to a few mainland areas of Britain[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[4].
References
Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Medicinal Plants of China Reference Publications, Inc. 1985-00-00 ISBN 0-917256-20-4
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986-00-00