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Elecampane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elecampane; (Inula Helenium LINN.); Click on graphic for larger imag ... ---History---Elecampane was known to the ancient writers on agriculture and natural history, and even the Roman poets were acquainted with it, and mention Inula as affording a root used both as a medicine and a condiment.
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Description of elecampane, its habitat, medicinal uses, and other useful tips. ... Elecampane inherits two of its common names from its early medical applications. "Horseheal" was derived from its use by veterinarians in treating pulmonary disorders in horses. "Scabwort" came from the herb's reputed effectiveness in...
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Elecampane (Inula helenium [Latin]), also called wild sunflower scabwort, and horseheal, is a perennial garden flower traditionally used to kill intestinal parasites and treat bronchial congestion. Traditional Chinese and Indian Ayurvedic medicine recommends elecampane for treatment of bronchitis and asthma.
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Volatile oil, containing sesquiterpene lactones, main lyalamtolactone (= helenalin or elecampane camphor), isoalantolactone and their dihydro derivatives, alantic acid and azulene...
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What is Elecampane? Find out the benefits of Elecampane and other information related to Elecampane including drug interactions, how Elecampane works, traditional uses for Elecampane, side effects of Elecampane and more from eVitamins! ... Parts of Elecampane used and where is Elecampane grown...
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During the Middle Ages, elecampane was a common ingredient in cordials and was the usual remedy for sea sickness. In the 20th century, elecampane was still being sold as a candied confection, although this treat - where it is still offered - is now made with synthetic ingredients.
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Better sleep results in an improved life style for everyone. ... Inula or Elecampane (Helenium grandiflorum), relaxes smooth muscles of palate and trachea (back of mouth and throat), thins mucous, calms coughing. ... Inula or Elecampane (Helenium grandiflorum)
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Learn all medicinal actions and uses and the recipes to create herbal remedies from the Herbal Encyclopedia E page. On the Herbal Encyclopedia E page learn herbal uses such as Eyebright is boiled and mixed with spring water as a drink for clearing the mind and improving memory spells ... In Chinese medicine, ... The black elder (S.
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Description: Elecampane is a large herbaceous perennial, indigenous to south-eastern Europe and western Asia but naturalised in Britain, Ireland and the north mid-west US. It has a thick, cylindrical, branched rhizome and an erect, sparsely branched, tough, furrowed stem, hairy in the lower part and downy above.
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