Coltsfoot Leaf Cut, 2 oz (Tussilago farfara)

Coltsfoot blooms backwards: golden flowers first, hoof-printed leaves after, which earned it the medieval nickname filius ante patrem, the son before the father. The old herbalists named the genus for their own chapter, Tussilago, from the Latin for cough, and that chapter we leave to history. On this shelf, coltsfoot is the gentle herb of love, peace, and quiet prosperity.

Two ounces of cut leaf keeps the love sachets and household peace charms supplied through the seasons: the soft-spoken worker of the Venus shelf, in the deeper jar.

Key Features of This Coltsfoot Leaf Cut

True Tussilago farfara. European-lineage coltsfoot, cut for easy portioning, with the hoof-shaped leaf that gave the plant its English name.

The Venus shelf's quiet worker. Cunningham seats coltsfoot under Venus and Water with the powers of love and peace, and folk practice adds the thread of quiet prosperity: tranquility in love, calm in the household, steadiness in the purse.

The deeper jar. Two ounces serves the household that charms generously; the 1 oz size suits the first season of gentle workings.

Product Details

• Botanical name: Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot)
• Form: cut dried leaf
• Weight: 2 oz
• For spiritual use only; not packaged or sold as a food product. Not for ingestion or smoking.
• Scent: faint to none; store sealed, cool, and dark

The Spiritual Significance

Coltsfoot is the early riser of the hedgerow: its golden flowers push through late-winter ground before a single leaf appears, a habit so striking that medieval herbalists called the plant filius ante patrem, the son before the father. The leaves that follow print the earth like a colt's hoof, giving the plant its English name and its older aliases, horsehoof, foalswort, bull's foot. The genus name records the plant's long medicinal chapter, Tussilago from tussis, the Latin for cough, and we pass that along strictly as history: the old brewed and inhaled uses belong to the past, and this leaf is sold for charm and sachet work only.

What lives on is the Venus seat. Cunningham places coltsfoot under Venus and Water with the powers of love and peace, the herb for affection that wants tenderness rather than heat, and for the calm-household workings that keep a home soft-spoken. Folk lists add a quiet prosperity thread, a pinch among the money herbs for steady rather than sudden increase, and visionary lore appears in some old sources, a chapter we likewise leave on the history shelf. Gentle herb, gentle work: that is coltsfoot's whole assignment.

How To Use Coltsfoot Leaf

1. Portion with intention. A pinch carries the leaf's soft Venus thread; name the bond or the household as you measure.
2. Fill the love sachet. Blend with rose petals for affection workings that want tenderness, devotion, and ease rather than fire.
3. Charm the peaceful house. A small pouch of leaf in the living room or above the door carries the household-calm thread through the season.
4. Feed the prosperity drawer. A pinch among the money herbs adds the folk thread of quiet, steady increase.
5. Store it sealed, cool and dark, and keep the ritual jar strictly out of the kitchen.

Pairs Well With

• Pink Rose Petals, 1oz: the classic blend partner for tender love sachets, rose drawing and coltsfoot soothing.
• Whole Lavender Flowers, 2 oz: peace beside peace at matching size; the two gentlest jars on the shelf.
• Love Gemstone Set, 5 Stones: the heart-current pouch for the workings the sachet carries.
• Peace Soy Votive Candle: the calm-household flame beside the calm-household herb.
• Prosperity Gemstone Set, 5 Stones: the abundance stones for the quiet-increase thread.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is it called coltsfoot?

For the leaves, which print the ground like a colt's hoof; older names include horsehoof, foalswort, and bull's foot. The flowers' habit of blooming before the leaves earned it the medieval nickname filius ante patrem, the son before the father.

Can I make tea with it or smoke it?

No. This leaf is packaged for spiritual use only and is not sold as a food product, and it is not for ingestion or smoking. The plant's old brewed and inhaled chapter belongs to history, and we sell the leaf for charm and sachet work alone.

What does Cunningham say about coltsfoot?

His herbal seats it under Venus and the element of Water, with the powers of love and peace, the tender end of the love-herb spectrum, suited to devotion and household calm.

Is it a love herb or a money herb?

Love and peace first, by the books; the prosperity thread is a folk addition for quiet, steady increase. Many practitioners braid the two: peace in the home, steadiness in the purse.

How do I store it, and how long does it keep?

Sealed, cool, and dark, away from the kitchen, where the leaf holds its strength for a year or more. The faint scent is normal; coltsfoot works by intention rather than aroma.

Which size should I choose?

Two ounces serves the household that charms generously and gifts sachets through the year; the 1 oz jar suits a first season of gentle workings.