Herb latin name: Morning Brides,Morning Brides Extract

Latin name: Chaenactis douglasii

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Morning Brides: Morning brides was employed medicinally by anumber of native North American Indian tribes who used it to treat avariety of complaints, but especially to treat skin problems. It is not generally used in modern herbalism. An infusion of the whole plant has been given to children in order to slow their heart rates. It is also used in the treatment of stomach complaints, coughs and colds. The fresh plant, or sometimes just the leaves, are crushed and applied as apoultice to swellings, sores and aches. An infusion is used as awash for avariety of skin problems including pimples, chapped hands, boils and insect bites.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry to medium-moist soils along roadsides, waste places and hillsides, especially where the soil has been disturbed.

Propagation of Morning Brides: Seed - surface sow in spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb: Dry to medium-moist soils along roadsides, waste places and hillsides, especially where the soil has been disturbed.

Known hazards of Chaenactis douglasii: None known

Herb latin name: Morning Brides,Morning Brides Extract

Latin name: Chaenactis douglasii

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Morning Brides: Morning brides was employed medicinally by anumber of native North American Indian tribes who used it to treat avariety of complaints, but especially to treat skin problems. It is not generally used in modern herbalism. An infusion of the whole plant has been given to children in order to slow their heart rates. It is also used in the treatment of stomach complaints, coughs and colds. The fresh plant, or sometimes just the leaves, are crushed and applied as apoultice to swellings, sores and aches. An infusion is used as awash for avariety of skin problems including pimples, chapped hands, boils and insect bites.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry to medium-moist soils along roadsides, waste places and hillsides, especially where the soil has been disturbed.

Propagation of Morning Brides: Seed - surface sow in spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb: Dry to medium-moist soils along roadsides, waste places and hillsides, especially where the soil has been disturbed.

Known hazards of Chaenactis douglasii: None known