SC - Re: HERB - Tobacco and other Smoking Herbs
Robyn.Hodgkin at affa.gov.au
Robyn.Hodgkin at affa.gov.au
Thu Jan 21 18:37:37 PST 1999
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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