Herb latin name: Woolly Wyethia,Woolly Wyethia Extract

Latin name: Wyethia mollis

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Woolly Wyethia: The root is antiphlogistic, diaphoretic, emetic and febrifuge. Adecoction has been used as ablood tonic and also in the treatment of tuberculosis, venereal diseases, colds and fevers. Apoultice of the crushed roots has been applied to swellings. Apoultice of the crushed leaves has been applied to sprains, swellings and broken bones.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry wooded slopes and rocky openings, 1500 - 3000 metres in California.
Edible parts of Woolly Wyethia: Root - cooked. A sweet and agreeable flavour. The N. American Indians dug pits in the ground which they lined with large stones. They then burnt a fire on top of the stones until the stones were hot. The roots were placed on these hot stones, sealed in with fern leaves and earth and then fermented for one or two days. Seed - raw or cooked. The seed can be used as a pi�ole, or it can be ground into a powder and used as a mush or mixed with cereals flours to make bread etc.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse or cold frame in early spring. Use a very freely-draining compost, prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant out into their permanent positions when they are large enough. Careful division of the crown as the plants come into growth in spring.
Cultivation of Woolly Wyethia: Dry wooded slopes and rocky openings, 1500 - 3000 metres in California.
Known hazards of Wyethia mollis: One report suggests that the leaves might be poisonous.

Herb latin name: Woolly Wyethia,Woolly Wyethia Extract

Latin name: Wyethia mollis

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Woolly Wyethia: The root is antiphlogistic, diaphoretic, emetic and febrifuge. Adecoction has been used as ablood tonic and also in the treatment of tuberculosis, venereal diseases, colds and fevers. Apoultice of the crushed roots has been applied to swellings. Apoultice of the crushed leaves has been applied to sprains, swellings and broken bones.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry wooded slopes and rocky openings, 1500 - 3000 metres in California.
Edible parts of Woolly Wyethia: Root - cooked. A sweet and agreeable flavour. The N. American Indians dug pits in the ground which they lined with large stones. They then burnt a fire on top of the stones until the stones were hot. The roots were placed on these hot stones, sealed in with fern leaves and earth and then fermented for one or two days. Seed - raw or cooked. The seed can be used as a pi�ole, or it can be ground into a powder and used as a mush or mixed with cereals flours to make bread etc.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse or cold frame in early spring. Use a very freely-draining compost, prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant out into their permanent positions when they are large enough. Careful division of the crown as the plants come into growth in spring.
Cultivation of Woolly Wyethia: Dry wooded slopes and rocky openings, 1500 - 3000 metres in California.
Known hazards of Wyethia mollis: One report suggests that the leaves might be poisonous.