Elecampane


Common Name Elecampane
Latin Name Inula Helinium
Folk Name Elf Dock, Nurse Heal
Medical Uses chronic pulmonary affections; weakness of the digestive organs; Sluggish liver ; atonic dyspepsia; cutaneous diseases; night sweats; humid asthma; chronic vesical catarrh; leukorrhea; catarrhal endometritis (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1059); chronic coughs where general condition and appetite are reduced, persistent bronchial catarrh, chronic coughs of the elderly (Weiss, pp. 205-206); cough of pulmonary tuberculosis; irritating cough of bronchitis (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 118)

Elecampane Root. A Tonic, Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Alterative,
Antiseptic, Astringent And Gentle Stimulant. It Is Used For Coughs,
Being A Favorite Remedy For Bronchitis. It Gives Relief To
Respiratory Difficulties And Assists Expectoration.