Coltsfoot

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Coltsfoot Coltsfoot is one of the herbal best remedies for coughs and asthma. It is very soothing to the mucus membranes of the chest and lungs. Coltsfoot sedates the cough reflex and resolves wheezing. It is great when combined with Horehound and Marshmallow as a cough remedy. (You can make pills and syrups or teas) It is excellent to help relieve the chest of phlegm. It can be snuffed up the nostrils for nasal obstructions and head congestion.Coltsfoot leaves may be applied topically as a poultice to relieve insect bites, burns, sores ulcers, and stings. In recent history, some herbalists have treated burns and skin problems with the leaves.Steep a heaping Tablespoon in a quart of water and use as a hot fomentation applied to the chest or throat.You can take one or two capsules/day or make a decoction by placing one ounce of the leaves in a quart of water and letting it boil down to a pint. Sweetening with

honey and drink 1 cupful 3-4 times a day. Anti-inflammatory: This herb counteracts and diminishes inflammation or its effectsAnti-tussive: This herb inhibits the cough reflex helping to stop coughingAstringent: This herb has a constricting or binding effect, for example: one that checks hemorrhages or secretions by coagulation of proteins on a soft surfaceBitter: This herb stimulates secretion of digestion and encourages appetiteDemulcent: This herb softens and soothes damaged or inflamed surfaces such as the gastric mucous membranes. Diuretic: This herb increases the secretion and flow of urineEmollient: This herb softens and soothes

inflamed tissue; softens and protects the skinExpectorant: This herb encourages the loosening of phlegm from the respiratory tractMucilant: This herb protects mucous membranes and inflamed tissuesPectoral: This herb is healing to problems in the bronchio-pulmonary areaSudorific: This herb causes perspirationTonic: This herb restores, nourishes, and supports the entire body; it exerts a gently strengthening effect on the body Suzi

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