Life Everlasting Herbal Remedies

Life everlasting has a long history of use as a domestic remedy for coughs and bronchitis. It has also been of value in treating diarrhea and flatulent colic. Life Everlasting has a taste of SWEET, ACRID and a temperature of WARM.

Life Everlasting Proper Dose

TypeDossage
Life Everlasting Infusion1 cup 2-3 x daily

Life Everlasting Reference Information

Latin NameGnaphalium polycephalum
Other NamesPearly everlasting
Part UsedFlowers
Herb FormsBulk herb for tea.
AffectsRespiratory system, Urinary system
CautionsNone noted.
Botanical InfoA soft, hairy, perennial plant in the Daisy family with clusters of small, white, everlasting flowers.

Supporting Research

Felter, H.W. and J.U. Lloyd. 1983. (1898). King's Dispensatory. Portland, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications.

Wren, R.C. 1988. Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs. Essex: C.W. Daniel Co. Ltd.

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