Coltsfoot Ʊ

Описание: Coltsfoot [Tussilago farfara] aka Cough dispeller

This European native served as the symbol of Parisian apothecaries during the 12th to the 17th century [1101-1700].
It has a long history of medicinal use to treat respiratory ailments [sore throats, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, lung congestion], thanks in part to its high mucilage content.

“Coltsfoot is used after exposure to cold, damp, wind, or germs and viruses have brought about the appearance of a deep respiratory infection.” Wood, Matthew. The Earthwise Herbal 2008

Coltsfoot appears just as it is needed. It’s not uncommon to see the bright yellow of the Coltsfoot bloom amidst the remaining snow of the long winter that has finally started to let go. When spring is in the air, the coltsfoot flower is on the ground, opening only when the sun shines, otherwise staying enclosed in it’s beautiful purple and green shell.

You can find Coltsfoot in disturbed soils. Its growth pattern is quite unique. It’s flowers - which are among the very first blooms in early spring - precede the forming of its leaves. The two grow in separate seasons.

⚠ There are precautions to be taken if you choose to interact with this plant, and it should not be consumed in large quantities or for an extended period of time.
✤ Young children, pregnant or breastfeeding women and those who suffer from liver issues should not use this plant.
✤ Coltsfoot leaves are considered the safest to consume, as they contain lower levels of the potentially toxic and liver damaging pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

All parts of this perennial plant can be consumed with caution, the flowers, the stalks, the leaves and the perennial rhizomes.
❖ Eat the flowers and their stems raw or cooked. Add them to salads, make an infusion (tea), a cough syrup or tincture.
❖The leaves are also edible raw or cooked, use them in an infusion or dry them out for a smoke mix.


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🕰Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Wolf-Dieter Storl’s Coltsfoot flower story
1:30 History of use
2:19 Modern use
⚠ 2:26 precautions
3:02 Chemical composition / medicinal benefits
3:32 Where to find it
4:02 The Flowers
4:57 The leaves
5:19 making a salt substitute

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