Common Name: |
Mouse-Ear Hawkweed |
Botanical Name: |
Pilosella officinarum syn. Hieracium pilosella |
Genus: |
Pilosella |
Family: |
Asteraceae |
Native Location: |
N Europe |
Cultivation: |
Well-drained to dry, poor soil in sun. |
Propagation: |
By seed sown in autumn or spring; by division in spring. |
Harvest: |
Plants are cut in summer and used fresh or dried for infusions, liquid extracts, syrups, and tinctures. Preparations are made fresh each year. |
Height: |
15-30cm (2-12in) |
Width: |
Indefinite |
Hardiness: |
Z4-9 |
Parts Used: |
Whole Plant |
Properties: |
A bitter, antibiotic herb that is diuretic and expectorant, promotes healing, relaxes spasms, reduces inflammation, and increases salivation. |
Medicinal Uses: |
Internally for asthma, bronchitis, mucus, whooping cough, bronchial infections with hemorrhage, heavy menstruation, influenza, cystitis, inflammation of the kidney, kidney stones, diarrhea, and brucellosis. Externally for wounds, fractures, hernia, and nosebleed. Combined with Marrubium vulgare (See, horehound), Verbascum thapsus (See, great mullein), and Tussilago farfara (See, coltsfoot) for whooping cough; with Drosera rotundifolia (See Round-Leaved Sundew), Grindelia camporum (See, Gumweed), Euphorbia hirta (See, Asthma Weed), or Polygala senega (See, Seneca Snakeroot) for asthma. |
Bibliography: |
Encyclopedia of Herbs by Deni Brown Copyright © 1995, 2001 Dorling Kindersley Limited Pg 316 |