The rise of coltsfoot in early March.
coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Spring is again and oneorthe leaders is the coltsfoot (Tussilago Farfara.)
This beautiful flower will be the first to stick the stem in late February March
from the ground followed by the openingorthe button.
This medicinal pioneer plant grows on
loam soil and fallow land.
Spread through the roots.
The Latin name refers to cough drifting and used to be widely used in lung diseases. Among other things:
Asthma, emphysema, dry cough and stuck phlegm
A spring wort that increases resistance. (especially after a flu.) such a tea from the flower is therefore advisable.
It used to be smoked in a so-called asthma cigarette.Previously, but now no more.A gruelorthe leaves or flowers also works well against insect bites and eczema.
NOTE!
the leaves and the flowers, but especially the roots contain a toxic substance calledpyrrolizidine alkaloids, which in too high doses can lead to permanent liver damage or liver cancer.Currently, herbal products with coltsfoot may no longer be sold if there is even a low dose.The regular medicines such as ibuprofen and paracetamol indicate that in caseoroverdose they can cause a similar kindordamage- Yes. These are just sold in the supermarket. My conclusion is that you can use it very in moderation as long as it is at a max of1 cuportea per day with no more than two flowers in it, no more than three consecutive days andno more than 30 days in the year.
So be careful with this!
