Monday, 5 July 2021

Plants We Used to Use 2. Coltsfoot

Back in the old days, people in parts of England used to dry the leaves of Coltsfoot and smoke them. The practice was supposed to relieve asthma. A Lancashire confectioner (Stockleys of Oswaldtwistle) subsequently used an extract of Coltsfoot leaves as an ingredient of Coltsfoot rock. I remember gnawing on the chalky confection as a kid. It is still available.
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