Description

Common Name Standardized: yellow chaste weed Botanical Name Helichrysum arenarium Moench.
Plant Family: Asteraceae

Introduction A native to the Mediterranean, the golden yellow flower heads of the helichrysum are collected before they open for herbal use to make aromatic, spicy, and slightly bitter teas. The name is derived from the Greek: helios meaning sun, and chrysos meaning gold. In areas of South Africa it has been used as an aphrodisiac and also as a food. Usually it is seen as a garden ornamental.

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