SC - Mushy Foods

[D. Clay-Disparti]

I use coltsfoot all the time in my cold and cough tea mixes.  When I lived
in a group house my flatmates all thought I was a bit mad with all my herbs
and teas.  But when they got a cold it was "oh Kiriel, would you make me a
smoking mix" and "oh Kiriel please would you make me a cup of herbal tea". 

Coltsfoot is one of my most valuable medicinal herbs. 

Kiriel
There's nothing like a good cup of vervain, nettle, coltsfoot, rosehip and
hibiscus tea for what ails you. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	snowfire at mail.snet.net [SMTP:snowfire at mail.snet.net]
> Sent:	Friday, January 22, 1999 12:13 PM
> To:	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	Re: SC - Re: HERB - Tobacco and other Smoking Herbs
> 
> -Poster: Jean Holtom <Snowfire at mail.snet.net>
> 
> >I did look up a number of different references to Mountain Coltsfoot
> >on the suggestion and commentary of responses to the smoking
> >question. I traced the name "Coltsfoot" in its various forms through
> >the documentation I have at home and in our meager public library
> >and I think that the comments saying that Tussilinge is Coltsfoot (or
> >Bullsfoot, Horsefoot, Farfugium, Bechium and any number of others)
> >are correct.
> 
> >  The smoking of the leaves for a cough has the recommendation
> >  of Dioscorides, Galen, Pliny, Boyle, and other great authorities,
> >  both ancient and modern, Linnaeus stating that the Swedes of
> >  his time smoked it for that purpose. Pliny recommended the
> >  use of both roots and leaves. The leaves are the basis of
> >  the British Herb Tobacco, in which Coltsfoot predominates,
> >  the other ingredients being Buckbean, Eyebright, Betony,
> >  Rosemary, Thyme, Lavender, and Chamomile flowers. This relieves
> >  asthma and also the difficult breathing of old bronchitis.
> >  Those suffering from asthma, catarrh and other lung troubles
> >  derive much benefit from smoking this Herbal Tobacco, the use
> >  of which does not entail any of the injurious effects of
> >  ordinary tobacco. (from the online copy at www.botanical.com)
> 
> My grandfather used to have us inhale the smoke of Coltsfoot leaves if we
> had 
> sinus problems or congestion.  He'd dry the leaves by hanging them up in 
> bunches, then he'd set fire to the leaves in a bowl and we'd have to lean 
> over the bowl and inhale deeply.  I can't say I remember it working very
> well 
> although I remember the smoke making my eyes burn.
> 
> He also said that he'd seen Coltsfoot as an ingredient in store-bought
> throat 
> lozenges.  I've never seen it included anywhere myself.
> 
> Elysant 
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