CUDWEED. Gnaphalium uliginosum. N.O. Compositae.
Synonym : Cotton Weed, Marsh Cudweed.
Habitat : Wet, sandy places, particularly in East England.
Features : Stem usually under five inches, much branched, with cottony down. Leaves smooth above, oppressed hairs underneath, about an inch long by one-fifth of an inch wide. Flowerheads small, yellowish-brown scales, in corymb form.
Part used : Herb.
Action : Astringent.
Of great value as a gargle for inflammation of the salivary glands of the mouth and throat generally. The 1 ounce to 1 pint infusion, in addition to being used for gargling should be taken internally in wineglassful doses.
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