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White Daisy | | Name : | White Daisy | | Synonyms : | Goldendaisy
HerbMargaret
Maudlinwort
Ox-eyedaisy
Whitedaisy
| | Parts Used : | Leaves, flowers | | Habitat : | Grows in fields and waste places over most of North America, Europe,and Asia as a common weed. | | Description : | White weed is a perennial plant; the furrowed, simple or sparinglybranched stem grows from 1-3 feet high and bears alternate, toothed,sessile and clasping leaves. Both stem and radical leaves are spatulateor obovate with rounded ends; the radical leaves are more stronglytoothed. The stem, and the branch, if any, is topped by a solitaryflower head with yellow disk and white rays. | | Constituents : | Diaphoretic, diuretic, irritant | | Uses : | White weed is very seldom used today. Can promote sweating and usedto treat urinary and dropsical problems. Used to treat pulmonary diseases,palsy, sciatica, runnyeyes, and gout. Externally;applied to promote the flow of blood to the surface and to treat warts,pustules, ulcers, wounds,bruises. The dried plant and even the flowers of the common daisy,boiled up with some honey, have been recommended as an alleviant toattacks of asthma. |
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