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Colt's Foot Tussilago farfara

Common Names

Colt's Foot , Coughwort

Botanical Name

Tussilago farfara

Family

ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family

Colt's Foot Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Asthma * Bronchitis * Colds * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Cough * Stop Smoking *
Properties:	Demulcent* Emollient* Expectorant* Astringent* Tonic* Breath* Antitussive*
Parts Used:	Leaves and stems of mature plant
Constituents:	mucilage, alkaloid, saponins, tannin (especially in the leaf), zinc, potassium, calcium.

Coltsfoot is an effective tea
to clear congestion

Coltsfoot is used as a respiratory disinfectant, expectorant, and cough suppressant. Since the days of ancient Greece and Rome, coltsfoot has been used to relieve asthma, coughs and bronchial congestion. At our house, we consider a keeping a store of dried coltsfoot on hand a good practice for those winter coughs and colds that are bound to come. Coltsfoot tea with the addition of tea and honey is one of my all time favorite winter and flu season tisanes. This is one of the most effective cold herbs I have tried.Still, I keep it for reserved for that short term use, the presence of the very small amounts of (pyrrolizidine alkaloids)in coltsfoot caution the wise against over consumption. Moderate use in tea form is considered safe by most herbalists, but you may wish to form your own opinion.

Side Effects:

Coltsfoot contains PAs (pyrrolizidine alkaloids), about one-third that of comfrey, which is low and is generally considered safe, unless used in the absence of common sense. Trials in Sweden found that a decoction boiled for 30 minutes contained no detectable pyrrolizidine alkaloids while further research indicates that the abundant mucilage in the plant made the minute amount of alkaloid in the plant safe. There is medical controversy about this plant; it is best to avoid excessive consumption.^{Mabey, Richard ,48}

How to Use: Colt's Foot

Preparation Methods :Water infusion(tea), tincture, or syrup

Remedies using : Colt's Foot British Herb Tobacco* Bronchitis Soother* Coltsfoot compress* Coltsfoot Cough & Sore Throat* Flu tea* Hoarseness - Lost Voice* Kennel Cough*

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(Wildharvested) Tussilago farfara Origin- Germany At one time, smoking dried coltsfoot leaves was a recommended treatment for coughs, bronchitis and emphysema symptoms. Nowadays, the recommended preparation is a tea.

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Colt's Foot Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Colt's Foot for :Asthma
	Coltsfoot hinders the body's production of an inflammatory protein, which narrows the air passages and prompts asthma attacks. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

coltsfoot for :Expectorant, sore throat
	You will notice by reading the characteristics of coltsfoot that it is both emollient and expectorant. It will soothe the tissues of the throat as well as cause phlegm to be expelled. Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)

Coltsfoot for :Stop smoking, soothe lungs
	Coltsfoot helps soothe inflamed lung tissue, loosen secretions, and tones the lungs. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Coltsfoot for :Bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia
	Coltsfoot relieves congestion. This property makes it useful in treating bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia. Small doses of coltsfoot open the bronchial passages, although large doses close them. The herb also contains mucilages that coat the throat, relieving irritation. Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Colt's Foot for :Asthma
	Coltsfoot hinders the body's production of an inflammatory protein, which narrows the air passages and prompts asthma attacks. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

coltsfoot for :Expectorant, sore throat
	You will notice by reading the characteristics of coltsfoot that it is both emollient and expectorant. It will soothe the tissues of the throat as well as cause phlegm to be expelled. Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)

Coltsfoot for :Stop smoking, soothe lungs
	Coltsfoot helps soothe inflamed lung tissue, loosen secretions, and tones the lungs. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Coltsfoot for :Bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia
	Coltsfoot relieves congestion. This property makes it useful in treating bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia. Small doses of coltsfoot open the bronchial passages, although large doses close them. The herb also contains mucilages that coat the throat, relieving irritation. Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Plant Description
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887 This hardy perennial grows wild in wet areas, along stream banks or pastures and in almost any loamy and limestone soil. The botanical name, Tussilago means cough dispeller and common name coltsfoot refers to the shape of the round leaves. Coltsfoot, unlike most plants does not flower while it is in leaf. The large radial yellow blossoms come in early spring, and the cordate shaped leaves when the flowers begin to wilt.
History and Traditions
In former times a replica of the coltsfoot flower was to be found above the door of pharmacies in Paris, an emblem of the effectiveness of their medicine. "Demulcent, expectorant and tonic. One of the most popular of cough remedies. It is generally given together with other herbs possessing pectoral qualities, such as Horehound, Marshmallow, Ground Ivy, etc. Pliny recommends the dried leaves and roots of Coltsfoot to be burnt, and the smoke drawn into the mouth through a reed and swallowed, as a remedy for an obstinate cough, the patient sipping a little wine between each inhalation. To derive the full benefit from it, it had to be burnt on cypress charcoal."^{(Grieve, M.,213)}
Astrology:
The plant is under Venus. The fresh leaves, or juice, or a syrup made thereof, is good for a hot dry cough, for wheezings and shortness of breath. ^{Nicholas Culpeper}
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