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Coltsfoot Herb (US)
Coltsfoot Herb (US/Canada)
Coltsfoot Flower Whole (US)

Latin Name: Tussilago farfara
Family: Compositae
Height: 25cm

The yellow Coltsfoot flower stems grow directly from the root, the heart shaped leaves emerging only after the flower has withered.

A safe plant to feed, much loved by guinea pigs.

Do not over-feed as Coltsfoot contains alkaloids.

Constituents:

Flowers: Mucin; flavanoids, rutin and carotene; taraxanthin; rnidiol and faridiol; tannin; essential oil.

Leaves: Mucin; abundant tannin; glycosidal, bitter principle; inulin; sitosterol; useful levels of zinc

Actions:

Expectorant, anti-tussive, demulcent, anti-catarrhal, diuretic.

Coltsfoot is included in the Galen's Garden's Hedgerow Herbs blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants.