Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Description
Used plant parts
Healing Properties
Expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and blood-purifying for blemished skin.
Coltsfoot Tea: With its expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties, coltsfoot tea can be very effective for bronchitis, laryngitis and throat infections, bronchial asthma, pleurisy, and pulmonary tuberculosis (best sweetened with honey). Poultice: Crush fresh leaves into a paste and apply as a poultice for severe lung diseases, erysipelas, tissue injuries, and bursitis. Inhalation: Pour boiling water over a heaped tablespoon of flowers and leaves, then inhale the steam under a cloth. Repeat several times a day (for bronchial complaints).
Herbal Priest Weidinger Coltsfoot represents "serenity."
To empty the soul for the birth of God “within you,” you must detach from your fixed positions and from the world—often called “the flesh.” This requires the inner treasure of serenity. A “serene person” lives with balance and calm, exercises self-control, and faces all situations with composure. Such a person does not suffocate in anger and refuses to let anger grow into hatred, which ultimately destroys life. “Serenity makes great offenses disappear” (Eccl. 10:4).
Nature does not abandon us. Through the changing seasons, it provides loyal, helpful companions. Mother Nature understands; she always knows just what to offer.
Other plants of the trail
The plants of the trail
- Arnica
- Eyebright
- Clubmoss
- Burnet Saxifrage
- Birch
- Tormentil
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Nettle
- Speedwell
- Angelica
- Fern
- Spruce
- Lady’s Mantle
- Heather
- Raspberry
- Coltsfoot
- Iceland Moss
- St. John’s Wort
- Small Willowherb
- Green-winged Orchid
- Mullein
- Mountain pine
- Dandelion
- Meadowsweet
- Masterwort
- Wild Thyme
- Horse mint
- Yarrow
- Cowslip
- Bilberry
- Plantain
- Rowan berry
- Horsetail
Notes on the Herbal Education Trail
The abundance of Alpine flowers on the mountains from June to early August is a beautiful reward for the climb along the herbal education trail. In all these plants lies not only beauty but often health benefits as well. All the useful and beneficial gifts from nature can certainly not replace a doctor.
But taking responsibility for prevention and, above all, paying attention to our body’s signals in time is a very good step toward effective folk medicine. On behalf of the Plattform Planneralm 3000, I wish you much joy in rediscovering our natural world!
Andrea Stieg, Wild Herb Guide
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The content of the herbal education trail information has been created with care. However, errors can never be fully excluded. Advice on the use of plants is not medical guidance and has no legal implications. For questions regarding the content, you can contact Andrea Stieg directly; she is available at the Alpengasthof Grimmingblick: Planneralm 18, 8953 Donnersbach, +43 3683 / 8105 · info@grimmingblick.at
Content responsibility: Plattform Planneralm 3000 e.V.
Photos of the herbal education trail plants: © Harald Waupotitsch, (Arnica, Eyebright, Clubmoss, Burnet Saxifrage, Birch, Tormentil, Broadleaf Plantain, Nettle, Speedwell, Fern, Spruce, Lady’s Mantle, Yellow Bedstraw, Heather, Raspberry, Coltsfoot, Iceland Moss, St. John’s Wort, Orchid, Mountain Pine, Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Masterwort, Wild Thyme, Horse Mint, Yarrow, Cowslip, Bilberries, Rowan, Willowherb, Horsetail) and iStockphoto.com (Mullein, Narrowleaf Plantain, Angelica).
Technical and communicative implementation: Harald Waupotitsch | Werte Dialog
AlpenJones Werte Dialog initiated by Harald Waupotitsch
Conscious communication that connects and moves.
