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Elecampane - medicinal recipes.

Elecampane High (botanical name "Inula helenium") is a plant with an amazing set of useful properties, which in everyday life is called "Nine-strength" due to the fact that it has nine useful medicinal properties, and according to legend, is able to cure nine ailments.

The appearance of the plant is very attractive, as it resembles a sunflower in size and color of flowers - in the wild the plant reaches two meters in height and has inflorescences similar to sunflower flowers, which earned the specific Greek name “helenium” - the Sun. Elecampane Tall grows everywhere - in meadows, in forests, on mountain slopes, in the coastal strip of water bodies. This plant is cultivated for the pharmaceutical industry and can be grown in the local area.

Elecampane is a generally recognized medicinal plant, approved for use. The pharmaceutical industry produces tablets for the treatment of stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, as well as ointments for external use in the treatment of skin diseases, based on the raw materials of Elecampane. These medicines are able to heal ulcers and erosion, regenerate the cells of the skin and mucous membranes, which is characteristic of the regenerative properties of the Elecampane plant.

The first healing property of Elecampane is the ability to regenerate tissues due to a sufficiently high content of carotene and vitamin E in the roots of the plant, which allows the plant to be used as a wound healing, antiulcer and general-purpose reparative agent. For the purpose of tissue healing, a decoction from the roots of Elecampane is applied externally and inside the "hot" infusion of the roots of Elecampane.

The second healing property of Elecampane is the ability to stimulate enzymatic activity due to the content of bitter substances in its roots, which allows the plant to be used as a choleretic agent in case of enzymatic deficiency.

The third healing property of Elecampane is diuretic and diaphoretic. Infusions based on the roots of Elecampane allow during periods of infectious diseases to quickly remove toxins from the body by sweating and frequent urination.

The fourth healing property of Elecampane was obtained due to the fact that its roots contain mucous substances, fatty oils, vitamin C and carotene, which have a complex anti-inflammatory effect and allow the use of infusions on raw materials from the roots of Elecampane as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, mouth and throat, as well as with inflammation of the skin accompanying skin diseases or wounds.

The fifth healing property of Elecampane is a generally recognized expectorant effect, which is achieved thanks to substances in the roots and rhizomes of the plant that irritate the mucous membrane of the bronchial tree, which is useful and effective for many colds accompanied by a debilitating unproductive cough. These substances are of the nature of essential oils.

The sixth healing property of Elecampane is due to its unique chemical composition of the roots, which contain up to 45% of the carbohydrate inulin, as well as pseudoinulin, which has a hypoglycemic effect and is very useful in cases of diabetes mellitus and its derivatives, for example, in violation of tissue regeneration processes (non-healing wounds , fistulas, tissue necrosis, and so on), general metabolic disorders that stimulate obesity, and other health disorders caused by diabetes.

The seventh therapeutic effect of Elecampane is on the joints, which is used to alleviate the condition in case of rheumatic diseases of the joints. From the infusions of the roots and rhizomes of Elecampane, external baths (poultices) are made, and inside the infusions are used one tablespoon three to four times a day.

The eighth healing property of Elecampane has a softening effect on tissues and helps with calluses, corns, increased keratinization, and peeling of the skin. On the infusions of the roots of Elecampane, you can make masks with the addition of other ingredients, baths to soften rough skin.

The ninth effective remedy from Elecampane is its aromatic properties. The roots of Elecampane have a pleasant aroma due to the essential - oil components, which are present in significant quantities in the roots of the plant. The steeply brewed roots of Elecampane can serve for steam inhalations for various painful phenomena: overwork, bronchospasm, unproductive cough, insomnia. This property of Elecampane helps with dizziness and headaches on a nervous basis (with prolonged stress), with age-related memory impairments. Elecampane owes these effects to its essential oils in the roots, seeds and petals of the plant. Infusions from these parts of the plant have a beneficial effect on the nervous system.

Hot infusion of crushed dry roots of Elecampane for oral administration.

Pour a tablespoon of chopped roots and rhizomes of Elecampane with 7 ounces of boiling water and leave until it cools completely. Then strain through a thick sieve or cheesecloth and take one tablespoon orally three to four times a day.

Cold infusion of crushed dry roots and rhizomes of Elecampane for oral administration.

Pour one teaspoon of the crushed roots of Elecampane with a glass of cold water and leave for 2 hours, then strain and drink a quarter of a glass half an hour before meals, if necessary, two or four times a day.

A decoction of fresh roots of Elecampane for baths and lotions.

The roots and rhizomes of Elecampane (as a whole), wash, peel and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and leave for 4 hours. Filter the infusion and apply externally for skin or rheumatic diseases. For the broth, you need the roots of Elecampane, peeled 7 ounces per 34 ounces of water. The proportion can be increased according to the volume of water, if it is necessary to fill a substantial size of the vat.

Hot infusion of fresh or dry roots of Elecampane for external use.

Pour fresh chopped or dry chopped roots and rhizomes of Elecampane with boiling water, wrap the container with the infusion and leave for four hours. Drain the infusion and use externally for baths on the skin, rinsing the mouth and throat, for poultices on the joints with rheumatism. The infusion is prepared at the rate of one part of the raw material from the roots of Elecampane to two parts of boiling water.

Alcohol tincture on the roots of Elecampane is an external remedy.

Pour two tablespoons of chopped dry or fresh roots of Elecampane with a 34 ounces of 40% vodka or a solution of 70% alcohol (dilute half a 7-ounces glass of alcohol with a 34 ounces of water) and leave for 30-40 days in a dark cool place (for example, in a refrigerator at a temperature not higher than 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius)). Filter the resulting infusion, pour into a dark glass container and store in a cool, dark place. An alcoholic infusion of the roots of Elecampane is used for compresses on the skin or in the area of the joints, for rubbing the skin for colds and rheumatic diseases.

Infusions from the roots of Elecampane have a bitter taste, which can be compensated for by adding honey to the infusions, or by mixing infusions with warm (hot) milk per glass of milk, one tablespoon of concentrated infusion of Elecampane.

The raw roots of Elecampane have a pronounced aroma, which allows them to be used for flavoring drinks, including alcohol (wine, beer), kvass, cocktails, and teas. The raw chopped roots of Elecampane and the extract from the roots of Elecampane (chop and squeeze the juice) can be added as a seasoning in conservation, to fish products, to confectionery products according to the same principle as the roots of Ginger.