BUTTER-BUR. Tussilago petasites. N.O. Compositae.
Synonym : Common Butterbur.
Habitat : Low-lying meadows and damp waysides.
Features : Stem thick, nearly one foot high. Leaves, appearing after the flowers, very large, cordate, downy underneath. Pink flowers on short stalks bloom in early spring in thick spikes. Rhizome quarter-inch thick, furrowed longitudinally, purplish-brown, pithy.
Part used : Rhizome.
Action : Stimulant, diuretic.
Now little used except locally. Was formerly valued in feverish colds and urinary complaints.
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