Helichrysum nudifolium
StarHelichrysum nudifolium
Synonyms: Gnaphalium nudifolium, Euchloris nudifolia, Anaxeton nudifolium, Lepiscline nudifolia
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In southern African traditional medicine the Zulu, Xhosa and other peoples use the leaves and roots of this imphepho species to treat coughs, colds, chest complaints and wounds, and the dried leaves are burned as a fragrant incense and fumigant during ritual and ceremonial occasions (Lourens et al., 2008; van Wyk et al., 2009).
Botanical Description
Helichrysum nudifolium is a perennial herb of the daisy family native to southern Africa, particularly common in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It forms a basal rosette of large, broad, oblong to lance-shaped leaves that are softly hairy and often sticky, from which arises a tall, leafless or nearly leafless flowering stem up to about a metre. The stem is topped by a flat-topped (corymbose) cluster of small, dry, papery (everlasting) flower heads with yellowish to brownish involucral bracts. It grows in grassland, on rocky slopes and along forest margins. Culturally one of the most important plants in the region, it is one of several Helichrysum species collectively known as imphepho.
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