Tussilago Farfara
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 436 chars · source ↗
General
Tussilago Farfara.
Common Coltsfoot. British Herb Tobacco. (Waste, sandy, clayey banks.) N. O. Compositae. Tincture of fresh plant.
Clinical
Coughs. Scrofula.
Characteristics
"Tussil. farfara is used to this day in the form of a confection for coughs. The leaves are mucilaginous and were much used in scrofulous affections. Smoking the dried leaves relieves coughs" (Cooper). Tus. far. has also a popular reputation in gonorrhoea.