Coltsfoot for respiratory problems

This is a great herb for healing respiratory problems. It is great for coughs, bronchitis, and asthma.

Coltsfoot flowers are have an expectorant effect and is very soothing to the mucous membranes. This herb has a soothing effect on the throat as is thought to have an effect on the brains cough-activating mechanism.

Coltsfoot may also have a disinfectant and anti-inflammatory effect on the respiratory system. If you combine this herb with horehound and marshmallow it becomes one of the best cough remedies.

Colsfoot is great for:

• Bronchitis
• laryngitis
• pertussis
• asthma
• chronic spasmodic bronchial cough

SIDE EFFECTS

Chemical studies on the dried, young flowers used in this experiment suggested that the carcinogenicity of coltsfoot is most probably due to senkirkine, a hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid.

Common misspelling of Coltsfoot – colsfoot, coltsfot, coldsfoot