COLTSFOOT DRY LEAVES[TUSSILAGO FARFARA]
Listing description
Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot, is
a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western
and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the
Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast
or to act on.[4][5] It has had uses in traditional medicine, but the
discovery of toxic pyrrolizidine
alkaloids in the
plant has resulted in liver health
concerns.Detailed d
Traditional uses
Coltsfoot has been used in herbal medicine[10] and has been
consumed as a food product with some confectionery products, such
as Coltsfoot Rock. Tussilago
farfara leaves have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine
internally (as tea or syrup) or externally (directly applied) for treatment of
disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, locomotor system, viral infections,
flu, colds, fever, rheumatism and gout.
Food source
Coltsfoot is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species
including the gothic and small angle shades.
PRICE
$24.55/KG
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