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Tussilago farfara - Colt's Foot

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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.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

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

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

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

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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

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References

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