Want to learn how to make coltsfoot flowers tea for cough, asthma, and throat problems? Continue reading and find out.
The golden-yellow coltsfoot flowers (Tussilago farfara) are a kind of miniature sun, with thin petals arranged in a perfect circle, like a corolla. Coltsfoot flowers have a vibrant appearance, full of energy, in complete contrast to the still-dead nature around them. Both coltsfoot flowers and leaves are used therapeutically, as they are loaded with tannins, mucilages, bitter substances, carotenoids, inulin, gallic and caffeoylquinic acids, phytosterols, mineral salts, rutosidees, arnidiol, and faradiol. Now let’s see how to make coltsfoot flowers tea for cough, asthma, and other upper respiratory problems.
How to Make Coltsfoot Flowers Tea
The most effective way to prepare the coltsfoot flowers tea is as a combined infusion of a cold maceration and a hot infusion, as follows. First, prepare the cold maceration by soaking 2 tsp of dried coltsfoot flowers (slightly crushed) in a cup of water at room temperature for 6-8 hours or overnight. Strain and set the maceration aside, and steep the used plant in another cup (200 ml) of boiling water this time, for 10 minutes. Strain once again, combine the cold maceration and the warm infusion, and drink the concentrated coltsfoot flowers tea throughout the day.
Coltsfoot remedies are some of the best natural cures for upper respiratory conditions.
5 Coltsfoot Flowers Tea Uses
- Productive Cough – one of the best remedies for productive cough is a concentrated coltsfoot flowers tea made following the recipe above but with 4 tsp of the plant instead of 2. Drink the combined infusion throughout the day in small sips. This tea has strong expectorant properties, favoring the elimination of excess mucus from the bronchi, helping to calm a productive cough. If the cough is severe, mix 4 tsp of dried elecampane root (Inula helenium) with the coltsfoot flowers when making the tea.
- Dry Cough – coltsfoot flowers are a powerful remedy for dry cough when used as follows. Simmer 2 tsp of dried coltsfoot flowers in a cup of water for 5 minutes. Allow to cool down a bit, then strain the decoction. Sweeten with 3-4 tsp of raw wildflower honey and drink sip by sip.
- Acute Laryngitis – steep 2 tablespoons of coltsfoot flowers in one cup (250 ml) of boiling water for 12 minutes, then strain. Drink the tea sip by sip during the day and use it for gargles until your symptoms improve.
- Skin Irritation & Hair Rinse – coltsfoot flowers tea is a known remedy for cough and asthma, but did you know it’s also an amazing cure for irritated skin and dandruff? Prepare a simple compress soaked in a concentrated coltsfoot flowers tea and apply it to the affected areas to calm skin allergies and irritations. Coltsfoot flower baths help maintain youthful skin. If you suffer from dandruff or fungal scalp infections, after washing your hair, rinse it with the combined coltsfoot flowers tea abovementioned.
- Asthma & Asthmatic Bronchitis – although this remedy does not use the coltsfoot flower tea, it is definitely worth mentioning here. Combine equal parts of powdered coltsfoot flowers and the flowering aerial parts of wild pansy (Viola tricolor). The powder is obtained by finely grinding the dried herbs using an electric coffee grinder or a mortar. Have one teaspoon (approx. 3 grams) of powder, 2-3 times a day, on an empty stomach. Hold the powder under your tongue for a few seconds, then swallow it down with water. Coltsfoot flowers help to decongest the bronchi, and at the same time reduce their sensitivity to irritating factors, while wild pansy boosts the natural immune response due to its strong anti-allergic properties.
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