Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot - magic-plants ethnobotany

Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot

Botanical names: Tussilago farfara, Cineraria farfara, Farfara radiata, Tussilago alpestris, Tussilago umbertina		Asteraceae
Common names English: coltsfoot, tash plant, coughwort, ass's foot, Bull's foot, winter heliotrope, farfara, foal's foot, foalswort, horse foot Spanish: tusilago, fárfara, pie de caballo, uña de caballo French: tussilage, pas-d'âne German: Huflattich
Active constituents: tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, senecionine and senkirkine, polysaccharides, mucilage, sterols, tannins

Tussilago farfara, coltsfoot

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

Tussilago farfara, tash plant flowers