Elecampane Rough

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Elecampane rough is one of the plants of the family called Asteraceae or Compositae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Inula hirta L. As for the very name of the family of elecampane rough, in Latin it will be like this: Asteraceae Dumort.

Description of elecampane rough

The rough elecampane is also known under the following popular names: divuha, ammonia, heap, forest adonis, drywert, sidach, dryweed, tea herb, sweet potion and chamber. Elecampane rough is a perennial herb, the height of which will be about twenty to thirty centimeters. Such a plant is endowed with a straight and sometimes reddish stem, as well as spiral and tough, rough oblong-lanceolate leaves. Such leaves, in turn, will be endowed with a protruding network of veins. The lower leaves of the elecampane are rough tapering to the very base, and the stem leaves are sessile. The flowers of this plant form rather large single heads or baskets, painted in yellow tones. The leaves of the wrapper will be rough and narrow lanceolate. The marginal flowers in the baskets of this plant are reed, and the middle ones will be tubular. There are only five stamens of this plant, and the pistil is endowed with a bipartite stigma and a lower ovary. The fruit of this plant is glabrous achenes.

Blossoming elecampane rough falls on a period of time, starting in June and ending with the month of July. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia, as well as Belarus and Ukraine. For growth, this plant prefers forests, shrubs, gardens, steppes, as well as places along the banks of rivers and calcareous soil.

Description of the medicinal properties of elecampane rough

Elecampane rough is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. Grass includes the leaves, flowers and stems of this plant. Such raw materials should be harvested during the flowering of the rough elecampane. The presence of such valuable medicinal properties is explained by the content of essential oil in the plant. It is noteworthy that the chemical composition of this plant has not yet been fully studied. Actually, it is for this reason that we can expect the emergence of new ways of using this plant in the future.

The plant is endowed with astringent, antiseptic, diaphoretic, wound healing and diuretic effects. An aqueous infusion prepared on the basis of rough elecampane herb is recommended to be consumed internally for scrofula and various colds.

As for traditional medicine, baths from the herb of this plant, which are used for rickets in children and for scrofula, are quite widespread here. It is recommended to apply crushed fresh leaves of elecampane rough to the wounds, which will contribute to their faster healing.

For rickets, it is recommended to prepare a fairly effective remedy based on rough elecampane: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take one tablespoon of dry herb of this plant for one glass of boiling water. It is recommended to infuse the resulting mixture for two hours, after which such a mixture should be very thoroughly filtered. It is noteworthy that in order to achieve the greatest efficiency when taking such a remedy on the basis of a rough elecampane, it is recommended to follow all the rules for preparing this remedy, and also it is also necessary to strictly follow all the norms of its reception. Such a remedy should be taken one to two tablespoons three to four times a day before the start of a meal.