Difference between revisions of "Tussilago farfara - Colt's Foot"

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Tussilago farfara is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae and it is native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia.

Uses

asthma, laryngitis, bronchitis, whooping cough, eczema, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Tussilagin, Sitosterol, Gallic, tartaric and malic acids, Tannins, Dextrin, Mucus, Mnulin, Flavonoids, Vitamin C^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Watpan
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Colt's Foot, Coltsfoot

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial herbaceous plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	There is one leaf per node along the stem and basal of the leaves are growing only at the base of the plant

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5-20	the flower head has tubular disk flowers in the center and ray flowers, these often strap-shaped, around the periphery

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	at least a part of the plume is made up of fine bristles	plume on fruit		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils when grown in full sun^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge, Dappled Shade, Hedgerow.

Photo Gallery

Habitat
Whole plant
habitus
Early habitus

References

External Links

Tussilago farfara on nature gate

[chemical_composition-1] "Composition"

[Leaf-2] "Characteristics"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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-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. It has had uses in traditional medicine. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast or to act on. However, the discovery of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the plant has resulted in liver health concerns.Tussilago farfara is the only accepted species in the genus Tussilago, although more than two dozen other species have at one time or another been considered part of this group.
+'''Tussilago farfara''' is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae and it is native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia.
 ==Uses==