Queto-queto (Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. ) Biennial or perennial grass, thin roots, measures about 20 cm. high.Grows on the banks of the streams of high Andean regions and highlands of the hills at an altitude between 2400 to 4500 meters above sea level.Extends to Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, South of the Brazil. Antihemorrhagic properties ( 41 minor wounds healing, antiseptic ( urinary tract ) antiulcer, acaricide, anticancer ( 41 prostate; and gastric cancerIt is used in respiratory ( hoarseness, sore throat ).
