Anaphalis Herb Information, Anaphalis benefit, side effects

Scientific Name: Anaphalis margaritacea

Medicinal Uses of Anaphalis Herb

Anaphalis is Expectorant, astringent, aromatic, anodyne, sedative, diaphoretic, vulnerary, pectoral, aphrodisiac and antiseptic.

Native Americans used the tea for colds, bronchial coughs, throat infections.

Anaphalis Herb's Leaves were smoked for throat and lung ailments.

A decoction was used for coughs, tuberculosis and its affectations, and stomach complaints.

Anaphalis Herb is used for diarrhea; pulmonary complaints.

Externally, a poultice was used for sprains, bruises, boils, painful swellings and rheumatism. Also, fomentations were applied to the head to induce sleep.

A decoction of the flowers and stalks was used as a fomentation for painful or bruised limbs, bronchitis and for ulcers.

Anaphalis Herb is used for burns, and as a weak vermifuge.

Fresh juice of the plant was used for ulcerations of the mouth.
The Tete de Boule Indians boiled the flowers and applied them to burns and dermatitis.

The Mohawk made an infusion of the flowers together with the root of mullein for asthma.

An unusual use of the plant by both the Chippewa and the Flambeau: the Chippewa made a decoction from the flowers and combined it with mint, then sprinkled the liquid onto hot coals where it would be inhaled by a patient to provide relief from paralysis. The Flambeau thought the flowers smelled like acorns and would reduce them to a powder, then sprinkle them on live coals to be inhaled by a patient needing relief from paralysis.