Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Asarum Canadense |
Botanical Name |
Asarum canadense |
System Affected |
abdomen, eyes |
Properties |
abdomen and associated organs. eyes also called: black snakeweed, canada snakeroot, canadian wild ginger, coltsfoot snakeroot, false coltsfoot, heart snakeroot, indian ginger, southern snakeroot, vermont snakeroot, wild ginger |
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Coltsfoot |
Botanical Name |
Tussilago farfara |
System Affected |
mucus membranes, lungs, phlegm |
Properties |
Soothes mucus membranes. Improves lung troubles. Relieves chest of phlegm. Useful for asthma, bronchitis, spasmodic coughs. |
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flowers and leaves of flower |
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more than 3 tsp/day could damage liver |
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