Elecampane dried root Inula helenium Alant
Dried root preparations quiet coughing stimulate digestion and tone the stomach Elecampane Inula helenium European scientists have discovered elecampane contains a chemical alantolactone that helps expel intestinal parasites and is better than santonin and less toxic 1 teaspoon of root to a cup of water bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes drinking up to 3 cups a day It is also anti inflammatory anti bacterial and fungicidal adding to its potential therapeutic action in the intestine All chronic lung conditions such as bronchitis and asthma are helped by it It is generally mixed with other lung herbs often white horehound coltsfoot pleurisy root and yarrow It is a constitutional treatment for general catarrhal conditions such as chronic pulmonary affections that have symptoms of cough shortness of breath wheezing in the lungs a specific for whooping cough in children pneumonia diseases of the breast and malignant fevers hepatic torpor dyspepsia and the feeling of stitches in the side caused by the spleen It s warming for a cold wet cough It doesn t suppress the cough but increases expectoration Elecampane produces an active principle called helenin which is antiseptic and antibacterial making the root useful in salves and surgical dressings Elecampane contains an essential oil that consists primarily of sesquiterpene lactones The root also contains the complex carbohydrate inulin This starchy material swells and forms a slippery suspension when mixed with digestive fluids The inulin soothes the lining of the digestive tract and provides the benefits of viscous fiber It also apparently elicits a sympathetic expectorant response to mucous membranes of the respiratory system A bitter aromatic tonic elecampane root increases appetite and promotes digestion Europeans with indigestion still sometimes sip on a cordial made by infusing the roots sugar and currants in white port In Russia the whole root is preserved in vodka to store it for winter use Soluble in alcohol and p
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