Steinmetz:Tussilago

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Tussilago farfara

Also known as (or relevant to) Tussilago farfara Family Compositae English Names Coltsfoot Coughwort Horsehoof Natural Habitat Europe especially Central and Eastern Germany Bohmen Mahren northern Balkan Italy North Africa Northern and Central Asia China Part(s) Used Folia Farfarae Flores Farfarae = Flores Tussilaginis Radix Farfarae

Constituent(s) tussilagin gallic acid essential oil iron cholin mucilage tannic acid resin minerals. The root contains also inulin Action leaf flower: expectorant pectoral demulcent diuretic sudorific; root: antiscrofulous

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book