The Huflattich (Tussilago farfara) is a plant type from the family of the basket bloom plants (Asteraceae).

Description

The plant grows as krautige plant of several years and becomes 10 to 30 cm highly. Timely in the spring first only the yellow bloom conditions appear, only after their withering follow the These are basicconstantly, and/or (therefore it its name) and have a graufilzige lower surface. The is occupied with behaarten shed sheets. Withered is clear nodding.

The sheets have a weak smell; their taste works astringent together and is somewhat bitter and also slimy. The blooms smell weakly honey-like and taste similarly as the sheets, but somewhat sweeter.

Bloom time is from March to April. It to the first spring flowers and is belonged thus dusted by bees, beetles and floating flies. The seed spreading takes place as with the usual dandelion via "“screen fliers"” with the wind.

Occurrence

The plant is domestic in Europe, Africa and in west and Eastern Asia. In North America it is considered as in-patriated. It settles drying-warm locations on permeable soils. Therefore the Huflattich often is on dams to find in quarries and at fastened ways. In the mountains it is to be found at values of approximately 2300 meters of NN. Huflattich is after Gerhard Madaus' welfare plant book of 1938 the only plant, which can prosper even on pure brown coal.

Contents materials

Contents materials are among other things Polysaccharide, Schleimstoffe, Sterole, bitter materials and Gerbstoffe.

Use

The Huflattich is considered as important welfare plant with cough stimulus (Tussis = cough) and works As arzneilich the most effective part the sheets are used (drug: Farfarae folium). Newer research points however on unwanted side effects (cancer risk).

The large sheets of the Huflattichs are behaart and therefore of nature friends also as "“the Wanderers Klopapier"” are designated unterseits softly.

Consideration when picking

The blooms of the Huflattichs belong to the first flowers of the early spring and offer insects food. Therefore it recommends, not the entire existence in a place abzuernten itself.

Related links

• The poison plant Huflattich

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