Altaivita Devil root, 50 g

The useful properties of elecampane lie in the substances found in its root and rhizome. Among them are various resins, wax, one to three percent essential oil in the form of crystals, vitamin E, saponins, up to forty-four percent polysaccharide inulin, as well as mucus. Decoction obtained from the rhizomes and roots of the plant is prescribed for inflammatory processes of the intestines or stomach, to strengthen coughs and bronchitis with thick discharge, as well as in case of liver and kidney disease, has anthelmintic and diuretic properties, reduces inflammation, etc.

The tocopherol (also called vitamin E) present in the plant helps to delay the aging process for people suffering from prematurity, as this vitamin is a natural antioxidant.

The decoction of elecampane is indispensable for diseases of the skin. For treatment and prevention use a strong decoction, which is added when taking baths. Also externally apply a special ointment of elecampane, which treats itching, scabies, etc. Being in the plant mucus, resins and gum have a beneficial healing effect because they envelop the walls and thus protect the mucosa of the intestine and stomach, as well as the pharynx.

Directions for use

In the field of folk remedies, the use of elecampane is quite widespread. Usually the roots of the plant are used to make a decoction or infusion, it is also used as an additive for tea or treated with an ointment made from it.

The powder obtained from the roots is mixed with pig fat and well fried, then placed on a linen cloth and placed on the site of a wound or tumor. An infusion made from the root of the plant is one of the best remedies for stomach ailments such as ulcers or gastritis. To treat a duodenal ulcer, take a tablespoon of infusion followed by two or three tablespoons of hog fat. Cornflower is also useful for fighting sciatica, goiter or diseases of the nervous system – external or internal application is allowed. Another infusion of the plant reduces toothache, helps with heart disease, and also slightly lowers blood pressure.

To treat sciatica or osteochondrosis use the following remedy. It is necessary to take a jar of three liters and put in it a large handful of pre-cut dried roots of elecampane, add to it a hundred grams of yeast and from five hundred to seven hundred grams of honey, and then add boiled water to the bottom of the neck of the jar, put on top a rubber glove, pre-piercing the fingers on it. The resulting composition should be placed in a warm, but not hot place, cover with a thick cloth and leave so for two or three weeks to ferment. Then you need to pass the medication through a gauze or strainer and store in the refrigerator. It is recommended to take in the morning and evening – half a glass of the resulting composition, eating honey.

The plant is used to make a special tea that helps to fight coughs: you must add a liter of steep boiling water to a teaspoon of rhizomes of the plant and leave for fifteen minutes. The infusion should be taken by the glass two or three times during the day, along with honey. There is also a recipe in cases of bronchial asthma: the juice obtained from the roots and rhizomes of the herb should be combined with honey in a ratio of one to one, and then drink a teaspoon twenty minutes before a meal three times a day.

To treat tuberculosis there is the following remedy: you need to mix five hundred milliliters of vodka with two cups of grated fresh roots of the plant and leave for nine days, and then drink before meals one tablespoon. The treatment period is two or three months. Elecampane is also widely used in cases of diathesis, bronchial asthma, sciatica, any skin diseases, rheumatism, dropsy, hypertension, non-serious forms of diabetes, as well as jaundice.

There is also a recipe for an infusion of elecampane, for which it is necessary to pour half a liter of red wine (port, kagoro) to one hundred and twenty grams of the roots of the plant and, having put on the fire, boil for ten minutes. Then the resulting remedy should be passed through a gauze or strainer. Take the composition is recommended to take three or four times a day before meals in an amount of fifty milliliters. The infusion is indispensable because it allows you to strengthen and tone a weakened body, it also helps with diseases of the stomach (ulcer or gastritis).

Broth of elecampane

The decoction reduces the amount of mucus released from the respiratory tract and helps eliminate phlegm from the cold. By regulating the peristalsis of the intestine, it aids digestion and stimulates the appetite, normalizes metabolism, reduces the phenomena of catarrh and helps to relieve the cough, which is indispensable in cases of tuberculosis.

The decoction obtained from the rhizomes and roots of the plant helps with diseases of both the stomach and intestines – such as ulcers, gastritis, diarrhea of non-infectious nature and colitis. Wortium enhances uterine contractions, so it is used for small discharge during menstruation (or delayed). It relieves inflammation in the area of the throat and mouth, you only need to apply it to gargle. It is used to clear soiling from wounds that are not wet.

Preparing a decoction of elecampane: you need to pour a glass of steep hot water to a teaspoon of crushed elecampane root, put on a slow fire for fifteen minutes, and then leave to infuse for four hours. Drink the resulting mixture several times during the day by a tablespoon.

The root of elecampane

The roots and rhizomes of the plant are widely used for treatment, because they serve as a diuretic, tone the body and help expectorate phlegm, and are also useful for pulmonary tuberculosis, rheumatism, etc. The root is usually harvested in the fall or early spring. To treat rheumatism, twenty grams of burdock root and elecampane fill two hundred milliliters of very hot water, leave for fifteen to twenty minutes and take three or four times a day by the tablespoon. For the treatment of respiratory diseases two teaspoons of rhizomes and roots of the plant is placed in two cups of water and leave for eight hours. Take the remedy with a teaspoon of honey half a glass of the composition four times during the day, thirty or sixty minutes before a meal.

The elecampane belongs to the number of perennial plants, can also be annual, but only rarely. In its size, the elecampane can be up to a maximum of two meters in height. The plant is herbaceous and takes the form of a shrub. Its leaves have an elongated shape and pointed at the ends, and the stem is straight and fairly dense. The flowers of the elecampane are quite large and eye-catching. Their color usually ranges from orangeish to yellow, which makes it possible to distinguish the plant and immediately recognize it without being confused with any other. Usually the elecampane is found in a meadow, near a body of water, or in a ditch or quarry. For use, tall plants with a broad, straight stem are preferred – their roots will do best.

The most preferable grass to use is that which is more than three years old, since younger plants do not yet contain as many beneficial properties, partly inferior to more mature plants. For further use, it is necessary to dig out the elecampane very carefully from the ground, shake it off slightly, remove the rhizome and stem, and wash the root itself in water. If the root is wide and dense, you need to cut it, and then spread it in one layer on a paper surface and let it dry. It is usually left for two or three days in the sunlight. It is better not to use an oven to dry the roots, otherwise all the medicinal effect of the plant will be lost.

Contraindications

The use of preparations made from the plant is contraindicated for sufferers of kidney disease, heart disease and pregnant women. An overdose of decoction may cause symptoms of poisoning.

Win must not be taken during pregnancy, with excessive blood viscosity and intestinal diseases with atonic constipation of a chronic nature.