Tussilago farfara - Colt's Foot

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
Bisexual	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
Tufted seeds	0.3 cm long	Cylindrical in shape and yellow or red brown in color			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - the plant does not usually require help with spreading itself around, but if required the seed can be sown in situ in early spring or autumn. Division of the roots is very easy and succeeds at almost any time in the year.^[3]