Elfwort

Elfwort

Elecampane: Description. Perennial herb with a large thick dark-brown rhizome. Leaves large myagkovoylochnye, oblong-ovate, crenate-serrate. The flowers are golden yellow, are collected in large baskets, marginal lobes ligulate, mid-pipe. The rhizome and roots have a peculiar smell. Plant height 100 - 150 centimeters.
Flowering time. July-August.
Habitat. In wet places along the banks of rivers, lakes, wet meadows, in bushes, a hardwood and pine forests.
The applied part. Rhizomes with roots.
Collection time. Late autumn.
Elecampane: Chemical composition. Elecampane rhizome and roots contain polysaccharides, essential oils, alkaloids, saponins, resins, gum, mucilage, pigments, bitterness, vitamin E, acetic acid and benzoic acid.
Elecampane: Effects of diuretic, expectorant, diaphoretic, astringent, anthelmintic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, choleretic, chologenic, antimicrobial, an abortifacient, hemostatic, wound healing, stimulates appetite, improves digestion (especially in the lower stomach acidity), regulates the secretory function of gastric and intestine and stimulates general metabolism. Elecampane is also used in skin diseases as a "blood-purifying".
Elecampane: Application. Rhizome with the roots of Elecampane is used for various respiratory diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, whooping cough, flu, emphysema, tracheitis colds with difficulty breathing, runny nose, fever). In the gastro-intestinal diseases, diarrhea, gastroenterocolitis (not infectious nature), hemorrhoids, flatulence and colic colon, gastric and duodenal ulcers. In the general weakness of the body, anemia (anemia), dizziness, headaches, epilepsy, heart beat, liver disease, jaundice, and irregular and painful menstruation. Skin diseases: skin itching, rash, atopic dermatitis, eczema, lichen - externally.
Method of application.
1. And tablespoon Elecampane rhizome with roots in 1 cup boiling water for 2 hours. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 30 minutes. before eating.
2. Powder pinch of honey and water drink. Take 2 times daily before meals.
3. 100 g and Elecampane for liters of water, brew 4 hours - for Palm Sunday and wash for skin diseases.
Contraindication. Kidney disease, and pregnancy. Rarely, but there are people who do not tolerate Elecampane, so start taking Elecampane be with great caution and with very low doses.