Coltsfoot is a healing plant widelycommon throughout Russia. It got its unusual name due to the following peculiarity: the leaves located at the roots are warm to the touch, but those that are located at the top are cold. It is these parts of the plant that have the greatest therapeutic value, since they are rich in inulin, glycoside and mucous substances.
Coltsfoot. Use in official and traditional medicine
This plant (namely, its leaves and roots),used for the preparation of infusions that have excellent properties - expectorant, wound healing, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory. That is why coltsfoot helps to get rid of the following ailments:
- cough
- runny nose
- cold,
- hoarse,
- consumption
- choking,
- fever,
- purulent discharge from the genitals.
Moreover, the mucous substances contained in the plant, enveloping the mucous membranes of the larynx, mouth and throat, thereby preventing their irritation.
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Infusion of leaves is widely used as an astringent for diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Also, the coltsfoot is used for the preparation of diaphoretic and nursing collections.
Self-prepared juice, decoction or infusion of the described plant will help to cope with the following diseases:
- pleurisy,
- bronchial asthma,
- tuberculosis or pneumonia,
- flu,
- runny nose
- allergy,
- bronchitis,
- myositis,
- arthritis,
- malaria,
- shortness of breath,
- swelling,
- epilepsy,
- laryngitis,
- tracheitis,
- gastritis,
- cystitis,
- jade,
- hypertension,
- lesions of cns.
Coltsfoot is also used externally forridding of erysipelas, burns, ulcers, boils, boils, mastitis. The use of products based on this plant is effective for hair loss and dandruff. In addition, tea from this plant is recommended for the treatment of exudative diathesis and as a stimulant for chronic fatigue and exhaustion of the body. Taking this medicinal drink, you can significantly improve the appetite and establish the process of digestion.
To prepare the decoction of the leaves of the plant inAt home, you need to pour five grams of medicinal raw materials with a glass of boiling water. The resulting mass should be kept on fire for ten minutes. Then insist at least a quarter of an hour and strain. Take this tool is necessary three times a day, one spoon (dining room).
Preparing the juice is also not difficult.To do this, wash the leaves of the plant (harvested in May or June), then scald them with boiling water, mince and squeeze well. The liquid separated in this process is a healing product. It must be diluted with water in a ratio of one to one and boil for several minutes. The resulting tool is used after eating three times a day for a whole tablespoon. Juice can also be used to combat the common cold by instilling a few drops of liquid in both nostrils. The course of treatment usually ranges from seven to ten days.
Coltsfoot. Contraindications
The described medicinal plant is notrecommended for treatment of children under two years of age, as well as women who are expecting a child. The use of coltsfoot is undesirable during lactation. You should not use it and persons suffering from liver disease or chronic alcoholism.
The duration of the treatment described by the plant should not be more than six weeks per year.
