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Elecampane
Common Name | Elecampane |
Genus / Species | Inula helenium |
Part Used | Root |
Energetics | Sweet, bitter, pungent, dry, warm |
Meridians | Lung, spleen |
Active Constituents | Inulin, up to 44% Volatile oil, up to 4%, containing alantol and sesquiterpene lactones Triterpene saponins Sterols Polyacetylenes |
Medicinal Uses | Expectorant Diaphoretic Mildly bitter Vulnerary Uterine stimulant Antiseptic |