Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
This is a common plant of roadsides, conspicuous because it blooms very early in spring. The leaves appear only after the flowers have gone.
Coltsfoot
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Eurasian perennial herb (Tussilago farfara) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), now a widespread weed in most northern lands.
Asteraceae / Aster Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Plant Type: This is a non-native herbaceous plant, it is a perennial. It spreads from a branched rhizome.
Additional Comments: Smoking Coltsfoot for the relief of coughs and asthma was recommended by the Greek physician Dioscorides and even today it is an ingredient of many herbal cigarettes. The plant's botanical name means 'cough dispeller'.
Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot information
Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara (in the Asteraceae or Aster family) ...
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
MEDICINAL: Used to treat respiratory problems, and is soothing to the stomach and intestines. Combine with horehound, ginger, and licorice root for a soothing cough syrup.
Japanese Coltsfoot ( Petasites japonicus )
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Both Butterbur and Coltsfoot are specific homoeopathic remedies for severe and obstinate neuralgia in the small of the back and the loins, a medicinal tincture being prepared in each case.
coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
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The plant combines well with other expectorants such as coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Externally, a poultice of the leaves is a good healer of wounds and is also applied to ulcers, tumours and piles.
Tussilago fafara or "coltsfoot" as it is commonly referred to, is native to Europe and Asia and was brought here by the early settlers as a medicinal herb. The Latin name for the genus indicates its medicinal use. Any clue??? How bout RobiTUSSin??
Nombres relacionados: Aristolochiaceae (familia), Asaro de Canadá (castellano), Black snakeweed (inglés), Canada snakeroot (inglés), Canadian wild ginger (inglés), Canadian wildginger (inglés), Coltsfoot snakeroot (inglés), False coltsfoot (inglés), ...
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Parnassia palustris, Northern Grass of Parnassus
Petasites spp, Coltsfoot
frigidus, Early Sweet Coltsfoot
sagittatus, Sweet Coltsfoot ...
Species and varieties
Nardosmia japonica synonym of Petasites japonicus (Japanese Sweet Coltsfoot)
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vulgaris (Common Butterbur), is a native plant, 2 to 2 1/2 feet high, closely allied to the common Coltsfoot, but having great Rhubarb-like leaves. The flowers appear in spring before the leaves, and are a dull pinkish-purple.
Frequently these are the best means, though laborious. Deep-rooted weeds such as bindweed, dock, coltsfoot, and ground elder cannot be destroyed readily by chemical means. If their roots are dug out to a depth of 18-24 in. and More > ...
In a shady spot under the maples, he's positioned an eye-popping display of giant sweet coltsfoot (Petasites japonicus var. giganteus)-more than one metre tall with leaves the size of trampolines.
nearly vanishes in winter, returning in March as a small close-to-the ground cluster of heart-shaped leaves on very thick stems. Some have seen in the shape of these leaves the impression of a pony's hoof, hence it is occasionally called Coltsfoot.
 See also: Green, May, Medic, Rose, Grass
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