Cooltsfoot

This first flower at spring, tussilago farfara, is very important for many people in Sweden, it means now it's spring. I like to take pictures with flowers and I always try to come as close as possible.
It has been used medicinally as a cough suppressant. The name "tussilago" itself means "cough suppressant." The plant has been used historically to treat lung ailments such as asthma as well as various coughs by way of smoking. Crushed flowers supposedly cured skin conditions, and the plant has been consumed as a food product. (This information comes from Wikipedia).