Syrupus Tussilaginus Compositum
Syrup of Coltsfoot Compound

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Preparation:

Boil the bruised roots in 8 pints of Spring Water for half an hour; add the leaves, boil another 15 minutes. Next add the Licorice, Maidenhair, and Flowers; boil briefly, then remove from the heat; strain and press when cool, and clarify with an egg white. Strain and add 5 lbs. of White Sugar and make a Syrup. It was usually made into a thick syrup like an Electuary so that it could be licked often.

Function:

Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing, clears the Throat

Use:

1. Hoarseness
2. Sore Throat
3. Loss of Voice
4. Cough, Bronchitis
5. Asthma
6. Shortness of Breath, Difficulty Breathing

Dose:

½–1 oz.; 1 teaspoonful for a child.
Besty used as a licking medicine for Hoarseness and Cough.

Comment:

“It helps shortness and difficulty of Breathing, the asperity of the windpipe; it cocts, moves, and expectorates spittle: but it must be licked like an Eclegm [licking medicine], that it may stick long in the Osophage [Esophagus]”. (Renodeus)

Cautions:

Should not be used long term.

Modifications:

1. Some used 6 handfuls each of fresh leaf and flower of Coltsfoot, and omitted the roots.
2. Some added 1 handful of Hyssop
3. Some added Dates, Figs, Jujubes and Raisins

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