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Coltsfoot Leaf Powder

Blended Vitamin & Mineral Supplements by Stone Creek Health Essentials

Price
$30.50

What the brand says

Coltsfoot received its name because the leaves of the plant resemble a colt's foot. Because the leaves and flowers contain mucilage, they are used to make infusions, washes and poultices to sooth minor skin irritations. Infuse in oil to produce salves, balms and ointments. May also be tinctured or water-infused for use in other topical preparations. Usually Coltsfoot herb (leaves or flowers, sometimes by decoction) is made into a tea. Other uses include smoking the herb and making a flower poultice to treat skin conditions. Herbalist Other constituents in the herb, however, namely the pyrrolizidine alkaloids senecionine and senkirkine, make this herb unsuitable for internal use due potential liver toxicity.