Common name: Coltsfoot

Latin name: Tussilago farfara L.

Other names: White hoof, marten, bloodsucker, ass's hooves, stepmother, rolling herb, horse petal

Description: Tussilago farfara is a perennial, herbaceous plant from the Compositae family. It is found on wet and sandy places, around swamps, ravines and rivers throughout Bulgaria. The plant has a long thin and creeping root, straight stems, at the top of which a flower basket of tubular golden-yellow flowers is formed. The fruits are seed-shaped, cylindrical, with a white fibrous kite. After flowering, the stems die and long-stalked, heart-shaped leaves appear in a rosette.

Part of the herb used: flower baskets (Flores Tussilago farfara) and leaves (Folia Tussilago farfara).

Time of collection: The leaves (Folia Tussilago farfara) are harvested from May to August while they are young and green. They are dried in ventilated rooms at a temperature of up to 35 degrees. The flowers are picked in March-April when they are in full bloom.

Chemical composition/Contents and properties: The leaves (Folia Tussilago farfara) of the plant contain organic acids (gallic, malic, tartaric), bitter glycosides (tussilagin, sitosterol), provitamin A, vitamin C, saponins, dextrin, inulin, mucilage, traces of essential oil, tannins, proteins, saponins, protein substances, etc. The flower baskets of the coltsfoot include in their composition faradiol, teraxanthin, yellow dye, phytosterol, stigmasterol, tannins, arnidiol.

Medicinal action and application: Tussilago has a number of medicinal properties: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, expectorant. It improves the activity of the heart, relieves cough, lowers blood pressure, removes spasms of the bile ducts, suppresses inflammation of the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi, improves digestion and stimulates the appetite. Folk and traditional medicine use the plant for laryngitis, bronchitis, shortness of breath and severe tubercular cough to relieve coughing fits, which are especially strong at night. The medicinal plant is used for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, for gastrointestinal diseases, atherosclerosis, rheumatic diseases, irregular and painful menstruation.

Possibilities to offer at the customer's request:

Vesselino Ltd. offers their customers the plant in the following varieties:

• Leaves (Folia Tussilago farfara) - dried whole, crushed, cut to size according to the customer's request, ground in the form of herbal powder/flour

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