Coltsfoot | Kuan Dong Hua

$2.07 – $8.28

Categories: Chinese Medicine, Pagan Herbs

a.k.a.: Coughwort, Hallfoot, Horsehoof, Fieldhove, Donnhove, Pas d’âne, Filius ante patrem, Tun Hoof, Ass’s foot, Bull’s foot, Butterbur, Farfara, Foal’s foot, Horse Foot, Winter heliotrope, Clayweed, Cleats, Farfara, Fieldhove, Foalswort, Hallfoot, Huki-Tanpopo, K’Uan Tung, Oksurukotu, Son-before-father, To Wu, Tusilago, British tobacco

Magickal Properties: Love, Visions, Energy, Health, Tranquillity and Peace

Caution/Warning: Do not use it while pregnant, trying to conceive or nursing. | Do not give to children. | Do not take more than 3 cups of coltsfoot tea per day, for three days. | Do not take Coltsfoot for more than 30 days out of the year. | People who are allergic to ragweed are also likely to be allergic to Coltsfoot; proceed with caution. | People with a history of alcohol abuse or liver disease should not take Coltsfoot. Do not combine Coltsfoot with other potentially liver-damaging substances, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Comfrey. | Don’t combine Coltsfoot with blood pressure medication.

Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work

Coltsfoot | Kuan Dong Hua

$2.07 – $8.28

Weight

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8 grams

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A delightful and unsuspected ray of floral sunshine greets us early in spring, when the little yellow coltsfoot flowers, thickly padded in fluffy scales, daringly perk their heads from the still wintry ground. The hoof-shaped leaves, which resemble butterbur leaves, appear much later in the summer, when the flowers have long disappeared. This unusual growing habit has earned it the name of Filius ante patrem, Son before Father. Coltsfoot is perhaps one of the better known herbal remedies, but its contemporary status pales to insignificance compared to former times, when it became THE symbol of apothecary valour in France and it was depicted on each and every apothecary’s door. Coltsfoot leaves are a popular ingredient in herbal tobaccos.

Coltsfoot is best known for its use as a cough remedy. Being both expectorant and antispasmodic in action, it can be used for dry, irritable coughs and even whooping cough. It is often combined with other herbs for maximum effect. Coltsfoot candies are also commercially available. It is perhaps the primary herbal remedy for asthma, for which it is smoked, a practice that dates back to the days of antiquity- even Pliny reports on it. Externally, the leaves have been used as a poultice for insect bites, ulcers, swellings and burns.

Coltsfoot leaf can be added to love sachets and can also be used in spells and incenses for peace and tranquillity. It can be burned in incense blends or added to sachets/pouches for love and to bring visions along with positive energy to any of your magical workings. It can also be added to incense blends for healing physically, mentally and spiritually. Use for love workings to bring a lover back to you or sprinkle around the home.