View photos of the medicinal plant Pectis filipes (Threadstalk chinchweed), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest (as Pectis papposa).

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:

Chinchweed’s principle area of influence is the gastrointestinal tract. The tea or tincture is of use in relieving gas, bloating, and related indigestion.

View photos of the medicinal plant Pectis papposa (Chinchweed), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.