Elecampane tall, or wild sunflower, is an unusual medicinal plant with a rich history, used since ancient times to treat a variety of ailments. The ancient Slavs were sure that its root has nine miraculous powers and is able to get rid of a variety of ailments. Chinese doctors even named the number of these diseases - in their opinion, elecampane high cures 99 ailments. And in ancient Greece, the plant was used not only as a medicine, but also for cooking.
In the Middle Ages, elecampane was grown in the monastery gardens of some European countries. The plant was also used to treat diseases in Russia.
Where to find
Elecampane high knowingly received such a name. Its height is about one and a half meters. It resembles a sunflower in its appearance: it has bright yellow flowers with a large center and long petals.
Growsplant in Europe, Africa. It can be found in the Caucasus, in Siberia, in the central part of Russia. In the wild, this grass grows literally at every step - on the edges of forests, along the banks of rivers and lakes. Recently, the plant has been cultivated as a horticultural crop.
Description of the plant
The description of elecampane tall says that this bushy plant can reach two meters in height. It has whole leaves, flowers are large, orange or yellow. The roots have a peculiar smell.
After flowering, fruits are set that look like oblong seeds with a brown crest.
The plant blooms in the second half of summer, and the fruits ripen from the end of August.
Procurement of raw materials
The highest properties of elecampane are high at the age of two and three, when the stem becomes straight and wide. Young plants do not have the proper amount of nutrients, so they have minimal value.
Roots are used for treatment. They are harvested in early spring or in August and September. The rhizomes are dug very carefully, taking at least twenty centimeters from the stem and to a depth of thirty centimeters. After the plant is dug in, the rhizome is pulled out so as not to damage it.
The raw materials are carefully cleaned from the ground, the stems are removed, washed. Be sure to remove thin roots. The roots are cut lengthwise into pieces about two centimeters thick and ten centimeters long. The blanks are dried in the fresh air for two days. Then themdried in a warm room or in a dryer at a temperature of forty degrees, spreading a thin layer on the grid.
When the roots break easily, the raw material is considered ready. The roots become gray-brown, on the cut - white-yellow. Inside there are shiny blotches - this is an essential oil.
The roots have a peculiar smell, very fragrant. They taste bitter, spicy.
To preserve the medicinal properties of high elecampane, it is stored in paper bags or glass jars, in a dark, dry place. Blanks retain their properties for three years.
Chemical composition
The roots contain a large amount of inulin polysaccharides, saponins. Also in this plant there is vitamin E, alkaloids, essential oil, gum, resins.
Essential oil obtained from the roots is of particular value. It contains allantolactone, dihydroalantolactone, biceplic sesquiterpenes, proazulene.
The plant contains vitamin C, isoquercitrin, allantopicrin, quercitrin.
Benefits of rhizomes
Healing properties of elecampane are multifaceted. This unique plant occupies an honorable first place among medicinal herbs that have a curative effect on stomach pathologies.
Medications from elecampane can cause appetite, normalize digestion. This plant regulates the secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract, and also relieves spasms. Drugs stimulate metabolism.
Elecampane has the following effect:
- Antiviral.
- Antibacterial, including Staphylococcus aureus.
- Expectorant.
- Diuretic.
- choleretic.
- Antidiarrheal.
Elecampane helps get rid of parasites, including fighting roundworms. Medicines from the plant are used as an antiseptic.
The use of high elecampane is also possible with some oncological pathologies of a malignant type: leukemia, gastrointestinal cancer. Elecampane is able to treat metabolic disorders, helps with gout, arthritis, inflammation of the sciatic nerve. It is also used in complex therapy for anemia.
Elecampane drugs
The elecampane high plant contains in its composition a substance that helps get rid of parasites - this is allantolactone. "Alanton" is made from the roots - a drug used for gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Dry raw materials with expectorant, gastroprotective properties are sold in pharmacies.
Contraindications
Despite its unique medicinal properties, elecampane has high contraindications. Herbal preparations should not be taken with severe ailments of the heart, blood vessels, kidneys. It is forbidden to use elecampane for people suffering from hypotension, with heavy menstruation, during pregnancy.
Everything about the elecampane plant, medicinal properties and contraindications should be known to those who are going to give preparations based on it to children. They have a number of contraindications,especially to the use of vodka tincture.
Recipes of traditional medicine
Inula root has found wide application in folk medicine. This unique plant can cure a variety of ailments. It can be added to tea to make up for vitamin deficiencies, as well as to increase strength and energy. Infusions, decoctions, ointments, syrups are prepared from the plant.
Verminant
To get rid of parasites, an alcohol solution of the root is prepared. You will need to take ten grams of raw materials and pour a glass of alcohol. The container in which the product will be infused is tightly closed and placed in a dark, cool place. The remedy is infused for three weeks. Drink the composition of a teaspoon three times a day.
It is necessary to apply until complete recovery. The tool helps not only to get rid of all types of worms, but also removes the products of their intoxication.
Use of elecampane in gynecology
Elecampane high is widely used in gynecology. It is prescribed for the treatment of infertility, as well as for pathologies of the reproductive system. This plant has a positive effect on uterine prolapse, in case of menstrual cycle failures, during painful periods. The plant has good efficiency with a delay of several days of menstruation.
To prepare a remedy that helps with a delay in menstruation, take thirty grams of the root and pour 300 milliliters of boiling water. The remedy is infused for an hour, then filtered. Take the composition must be fifty grams twice a day on an empty stomach.
You can make a decoction of the root by taking water and raw materials in the same quantities and simmering for fifteen minutes over low heat. After cooling, the product is ready for use.
When prolapse of the uterus and inflammation of the appendages use alcohol tincture. Also, this plant is used to make a tincture and take to reduce the supply of milk during breastfeeding: after a couple of days, the amount of milk will decrease significantly.
Use in dermatology
Decoctions of elecampane are used to treat skin pathologies. You can prepare an ointment for external use. It helps to cope with psoriasis. Tinctures, decoctions, both externally and internally, will also help.
To prepare an ointment, you need to take pork interior fat (one hundred grams), melt it, add crushed elecampane root (thirty grams). The finished ointment is applied to the tissue and applied to the sore spot.
The herb is good for acne. To do this, it is recommended from time to time to wipe the face with a decoction of the root three times a day.
Treatment of male diseases
Infertility affects not only women, but also men. Elecampane helps to cope with it. Also, this plant helps to get rid of other ailments.
To prepare a medicine, you need to take three tablespoons of raw materials and pour two glasses of water. The composition is infused for twenty minutes. A tablespoon is taken every two days, and then a break is taken for two days.
Elecampane in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
Decoction of the root is good for pathologiesGIT. It is used in the following cases:
- For pain in the stomach.
- When flatulence.
- Elecampane helps to cope with colitis.
- Recommended for loss of appetite and sluggish digestion.
- For jaundice, diseases of the gallbladder.
To prepare a decoction, take a spoonful of root and pour a glass of water. The product is boiled for fifteen minutes on low heat, then infused for four hours. The decoction is taken warm in a tablespoon three times a day.
Treatment of respiratory diseases
The rhizome helps to cope with pneumonia, bronchitis. A decoction is taken for pulmonary tuberculosis, tracheitis.
For cooking, fifteen grams of crushed root are taken and poured with a glass of water. The mixture is boiled in a water bath for half an hour. After cooling, the resulting composition is filtered. Taken 1/3 cup twice a day.
Cancer treatment with elecampane
Elecampane has proven itself in the treatment of cancer of various localization, but most often it is used specifically for oncological ailments of the digestive tract.
To prepare a remedy, you need two hundred grams of crushed root mixed with 500 grams of honey. The composition is allowed to stand for a day. The remedy is taken in a tablespoon three times a day before meals.
Treatment of high blood pressure, anemia
To prepare the infusion, a teaspoon of roots is taken and poured with a glass of boiling water. The remedy is infused overnight, and filtered in the morning. A composition of fifty milliliters is taken three times a day.day before meals.
Elecampane to boost immunity
To strengthen immunity, a decoction of nine forces is prepared. For it, you will need fifty grams of the root, which are poured with a liter of water. The composition is boiled over low heat for half an hour. Then the agent is filtered. Next, take half a glass of juice and dilute 120 grams of sugar in it. The resulting apple syrup is mixed with a decoction of elecampane. The composition is taken three spoons three times a day.
External use
With cracks, ulcers, infusion of elecampane, which is used externally, helps. To prepare it, you will need a glass of boiling water, in which a spoonful of root is infused. The remedy is worth an hour, then filtered. The resulting preparation is washed with the affected areas twice a day. It is good to do five-minute baths twice a day.
Tea with elecampane
Photos of high elecampane clearly demonstrate what this plant looks like, which is also an excellent basis for fragrant and he althy teas. They help to boost immunity, and also serve as an excellent prophylactic against a variety of ailments.
To make tea, take a teaspoon of the root and pour boiling water over it. Insist twenty minutes. Drink a glass no more than twice a week. This tool is characterized by a rich composition of vitamins and useful trace elements.
