Elecampane Root Extract

Elecampane is a member of the same plant family as the sunflowers and ragweed, native to southern and eastern Europe but naturalized around the world. It is named after Helen of Troy, who carried the flowers with her when Paris abducted her from Sparta. The 6- to 8-foot tall plant has large, pointed leaves with downy gray undersides, and yellow summer flowers. Elecampane is said to enhance psychic abilities and works involving scrying, as well as being one part of a nine herb bath blend that is said to impart protection from witches.

1.Elecampane is used for lung diseases including asthma, bronchitis, and whooping cough. It is also used to prevent coughing, especially coughing caused by tuberculosis; and as an expectorant to help loosen phlegm, so it can be coughed up more easily.

2.Other uses include improving stomach function; treating nausea and diarrhea; and killing worms that can live in the intestine. These worms include hookworm, roundworm, threadworm, and whipworm.

3.Some people use elecampane to promote sweating.

4.In foods and beverages, elecampane is used to provide flavor.

5.In other manufacturing processes, elecampane is used as a fragrance in cosmetics and soaps.

1. Health Food

2. Medicine

3. Food Beverages Additive