Description: a creeping perennial with round or heart-shaped leaves with a cobweb-like surface pattern. The flowers look rather like short, tufted dandelions on scaly stems and appear before the leaves in early spring.

Parts used: flowers collected in spring, leaves collected in summer

Actions: anti-catarrhal, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tussive, demulcent, relaxing expectorant, diuretic (more…)