Herb latin name: Skyrocket,Skyrocket Extract

Latin name: Ipomopsis aggregata

Synonyms: Gilia aggregataGilia aggregata

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

Medicinal use of Skyrocket: The whole plant is cathartic and emetic. The leaves are steeped in hot water until the water turns abright green, this liquid is taken in small doses as atonic for the blood. An infusion of the whole plant has been used to treat blood diseases. Adecoction has been used as adisinfectant wash on itchy skin. Apoultice of the whole plant has been applied to rheumatic joints. An infusion of the roots is used as alaxative and in the treatment of high fevers, colds.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California.
Edible parts of Skyrocket: The plant has been boiled up as a tea. The nectar is sucked from the flowers by children.
Other uses of the herb: The plant is reported to contain saponins and so could possibly be used as a soap substitute. A decoction of the plant has been used as a face and hair wash by adolescent girls. The whole plant has been boiled up to make a glue.
Propagation of Skyrocket: Seed - sow spring in situ.
Cultivation of the herb: Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California.
Known hazards of Ipomopsis aggregata: None known

Herb latin name: Skyrocket,Skyrocket Extract

Latin name: Ipomopsis aggregata

Synonyms: Gilia aggregataGilia aggregata

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

Medicinal use of Skyrocket: The whole plant is cathartic and emetic. The leaves are steeped in hot water until the water turns abright green, this liquid is taken in small doses as atonic for the blood. An infusion of the whole plant has been used to treat blood diseases. Adecoction has been used as adisinfectant wash on itchy skin. Apoultice of the whole plant has been applied to rheumatic joints. An infusion of the roots is used as alaxative and in the treatment of high fevers, colds.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California.
Edible parts of Skyrocket: The plant has been boiled up as a tea. The nectar is sucked from the flowers by children.
Other uses of the herb: The plant is reported to contain saponins and so could possibly be used as a soap substitute. A decoction of the plant has been used as a face and hair wash by adolescent girls. The whole plant has been boiled up to make a glue.
Propagation of Skyrocket: Seed - sow spring in situ.
Cultivation of the herb: Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California.
Known hazards of Ipomopsis aggregata: None known