Mouseear Health Dictionary

Hieracium pilosella. N.O. Compositae.

Synonym: Hawkweed, Pilosella.

Habitat: Banks and dry pastures.

Features ? Stem 6-8 inches, creeping, slightly hairy. Leaves form small rosettes around stem, elongate-lanceolate, hairy; given common name owing to imagined resemblance to a mouse's ear in form. Flowers lemon-coloured, outer petals tinted red underneath.

Part used ? Herb.

Action: Astringent, expectorant.

The ounce to pint infusion, taken in wineglass doses, makes quite a useful medicine for whooping and other coughs.