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NAME : COLTSFOOT
GAELIC NAME : Sponnc
LATIN NAME : Tussilago farfara.
COMMON / FOLK NAMES : British
tobacco 
Bullsfoot
Butterbur
Coughwort
Flower Velure
Foal's-foot
Horse-foot
Horsehoof
Pas d'ane (French).
MEDICINAL PART : Leaves
Flowers.
PLACES OF ORIGIN : Ireland
Europe
East Indies
U.S.
HABITAT : Found in wet areas such as stream banks, in pastures, and on ridges
or embankments, preferring loamy and limestone soils.
DESCRIPTION : Coltsfoot is a perennial plant. The creeping rootstock sends up
first the downy white, scaly flowers stems topped by large yellow flowers, then the
cordate, dentate leaves from whose shape the plant get its name. The leaves stand on long
footstalks and are glabrous above and downy white beneath.
PROPERTIES : Astringent
Demulcent
Emollient
Expectorant.
Uses: Made into a
cough syrup soothes sore throats. Was used to help any lung ailments such
as bronchitis in the past.
MAGICAL PROPERTIES
GENDER : Feminine
PLANET : Venus
ELEMENT : Water
POWERS : Love
Visions
MAGICAL USES
Add to love sachets and use in spells of peace and tranquility.
The
leaves, when smoked, can cause visions.
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Last Updated -
August 3, 2023
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