Coltsfoot

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Eurasia, Turkey, Spain, Chile, Elseewhere, France

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antihistamine, Antitussive, Apoplexy, Asthma

Science studied: BETA-AMYRIN, ARABINOSE, ARNIDENEDIOL, ARNIDIOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Tussilago farfara

Common names: Coltsfoot, Adi dəvədabanı, Aitaorapihlaja, Alan, Alan Bychan, Almindelig Følfod, Almindelig buskpotentil, Ankstyvasis šalpusnis, Bjelokopitnjak, British tobacco, Brudbröd, Buskmure, Cabbag ny h-awin, Carn yr Ebol, Cluas Liath, Colt's-Foot, Colt's-foot, Colt's-foot (EN), Colts-foot

POWO: 256904-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, China, Eurasia, Turkey, Spain, Chile, Elseewhere, France.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antihistamine
• Antitussive
• Apoplexy
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diarrhea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• China
• Eurasia
• Turkey
• Spain
• Chile
• Elseewhere
• France

Documented cultural uses

• Antihistamine
• Antitussive
• Apoplexy
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diarrhea
• Diuretic
• Emollient
• Expectorant
• Pectoral

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antihistamine · Elsewhere · "
• Antitussive · Elsewhere · "
• Apoplexy · China · "
• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Bronchitis · Eurasia · "
• Bronchitis · China · "
• Cough · Eurasia · "
• Cough · Elsewhere · "
• Demulcent · China · "
• Demulcent · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Emollient · Eurasia · "
• Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · China · "
• Expectorant · Turkey · "
• Pectoral · Spain · "
• Phthisis · China · "
• Scrofula · Turkey · "
• Sudorific · Elsewhere · "
• Tea · Eurasia · "
• Tumor · Chile · "
• Bactericide · Elseewhere · "

20 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Multi-Omics Reveals a Coordinated Salt Tolerance Mechanism in Medicinal Plant Tussilago farfara. · 2026 source ↗
• High cadmium accumulation by common coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.), herbal plant growing and collecting in ruderal habitats. · 2026 source ↗
• Sesquiterpenoids from Tussilago farfara: full structure elucidation, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETA-AMYRIN
• ARABINOSE
• ARNIDENEDIOL
• ARNIDIOL
• CALENDOL
• CHOLINE
• CRYPTOXANTHIN
• FARADIOL
• L-FUCOSE
• GALACTOSE
• GLUCOSE
• N-HEPTACOSAN
• INULIN
• ISOQUERCETIN
• LUTEIN
• LUTEIN-EPOXIDE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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