Coltsfoot By Leif Sohlman is a photograph by Leif Sohlman which was uploaded on March 24th, 2014.
Coltsfoot By Leif Sohlman
Coltsfoot photographed march 22 2014 otside Enk�ping,Sweden.... more
by Leif Sohlman
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Coltsfoot By Leif Sohlman
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Leif Sohlman
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coltsfoot photographed march 22 2014 otside Enk�ping,Sweden.
Canon 5D mk III
Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot, is a plant in the family Asteraceae that has traditionally had medicinal uses. However, the discovery of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the plant has resulted in liver health concerns. T. farfara is the only species in the genus Tussilago.[1] The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast or to act on
Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions, appear in early spring before dandelions appear. The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers. The plant is typically 10�30 cm in heigh
Other common names include tash plant, ass's foot, bull's foot, butterbur, coughwort (Old English),[5] farfara, foal's foot, foalswort, horse foot and winter heliotrope. Sometimes it is confused with Petasites frigidus, or western coltsfoot.
It has been called bechion[6] bechichie or bechie, from the Ancient Greek word for "cough".[7] Also ungula caballina ("horse hoof"), pes pulli ("foal's foot"),[6] and cham�leuce
Coltsfoot has been used in herbal medicine[6] and has been consumed as a food product with some confectionery products, such as Coltsfoot Rock. Tussilago farfara leaves have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea or syrup) or externally (directly applied) for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, locomotor system, viral infections, flu, colds, fever, rheumatism and gout
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