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Felter's Materia Medica on Tussilago
TUSSILAGO
The leaves and flowers of Tussilago Farfara, Linné (Nat. Ord. Compositae). Europe, Asia, East Indies, and the United States. Dose, 10 to 120 grains. Common Name: Coltsfoot. Principal Constituents.Acrid volatile oil, a bitter glucoside, resin, tannin, saponin and mucilage (3 to 4 per cent). Preparation.Infusion Tussilago, Infusion of Tussilago. Dose, 1 to 4 fluidounces. Action and Therapy.A demulcent to allay irritation of the bronchial and gastric mucous membrane, and of considerable value in coughs, laryngitis, bronchitis, asthma, pharyngitis, whooping cough, and gastric and intestinal catarrh. A coltsfoot candy is a popular confection for cough and sore throat.1
The leaves and flowers of Tussilago Farfara, Linné (Nat. Ord. Compositae). Europe, Asia, East Indies, and the United States. Dose, 10 to 120 grains. Common Name: Coltsfoot. Principal Constituents.Acrid volatile oil, a bitter glucoside, resin, tannin, saponin and mucilage (3 to 4 per cent). Preparation.Infusion Tussilago, Infusion of Tussilago. Dose, 1 to 4 fluidounces. Action and Therapy.A demulcent to allay irritation of the bronchial and gastric mucous membrane, and of considerable value in coughs, laryngitis, bronchitis, asthma, pharyngitis, whooping cough, and gastric and intestinal catarrh. A coltsfoot candy is a popular confection for cough and sore throat.1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.