An amazing medicinal plant of elecampane (“nine forces”) was called by the ancient healers for their ability to fight many diseases. They knew how to prepare a medicine from elecampane, which can help with many ailments. In herbal medicine from many species of this plant, elecampane is used, mainly its root part.
The main share of the beneficial substances that make up the rhizome is inulin. Fructose is derived from this natural sugar substitute.
Plant description
Before you learn how to cook elecampane root, we offer some information about the plant itself. Elecampane tall is popularly called a wild sunflower. The plant belongs to the family of asters. Among the many medicinal herbs, it can be distinguished by a fleshy thick rhizome with long roots, in which the main beneficial substances lurk.
Elecampane enjoys success not only among traditional healers - it has also found application in official medicine. In the upper part, the stems of this plant are slightly branched, angular and straight. At the roots - quite large (up to 50 cm). They are elongated with pointed tips.
Yellow or saturated orange shades of flowers are collected in baskets, which are located on the tops of branches and stems. In diameter, they are about 8 cm. Elecampane blooms in July - August. This is a tall (up to two meters) perennial plant. In fact, it is grass, although it looks like a separate bush.
When does elecampane help?
Nine diseases in the treatment of which this plant acts effectively and fairly quickly:
- reproductive system problems;
- colds, especially with dry cough with sputum difficult to excrete;
- worms and germs;
- diseases of the digestive tract;
- tuberculosis;
- weakened immunity;
- problems with the heart and blood vessels;
- skin diseases;
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Composition
The healing properties of the plant are due to its rich chemical composition. The roots of the plant contain:
- essential oil - more than 3%;
- polysaccharides, including more than 40% inulin;
- vitamins, mainly E;
- triterpenes;
- organic acids;
- gums;
- bitterness, tar and mucus;
- lactones;
- saponins.
Healing properties
Elecampane has proven itself as a tool that removes inflammatory processes and allergic reactions, kills bacteria and fungi, stops bleeding. In addition, the plant has an expectorant, astringent and diuretic effect.
Elecampane improves the functioning of internal organs:
- reduces capillary permeability;
- enhances the formation of bile and its secretion;
- reduces motor function of the intestine;
- enhances the secretion of the stomach, intestines and pancreas;
- prevents the occurrence of blood clots;
- beneficial effect on the uterus and ovaries.
Elecampane decoction
The most convenient and most common method of treatment is the use of decoctions. Such a tool will help with inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract, pathological processes in the lungs and liver, with bronchitis and the expulsion of worms.
Once in the body, gums, resins and mucus envelop the walls of the pharynx, intestines, and stomach, thus protecting the delicate mucous membranes. Cooked decoction of elecampane, even stored in the refrigerator, must be used within two days, no longer. There are several ways to prepare a medicinal decoction. In all cases, the proportions should be strictly observed.
In three glasses of water, 15-30 grams of crushed root is boiled for one hour over low heat. The use of Elecampane decoction requires strict adherence to the dosage. It is taken 15 ml three times a day. To enhance the beneficial properties of the drug, you can add a little natural honey to it.
To strengthen immunity
Not everyone knows how to brew elecampane to strengthen immunity and how to take it. If you are prone to colds in the fall, prepare a therapeutic composition that will strengthen your health.
- Boiled for half an hour and chopped elecampane root, mix with a glass of sugar and the same amount of apple juice. Take this remedy for thirty days, three tablespoons (tablespoons) per day.
- Two tablespoons of the mixture of wild rose and elecampane pour 4 cups of water, boil over low heat for no more than 15 minutes. Allow to cool at room temperature. Keep the composition in the refrigerator. Use as an additive to tea leaves for tea drinking.
Elecampane decoction for men
Dried or fresh elecampane root has long been recognized as an effective tool in the fight against male infertility. The rhizome of the plant contains substances that increase sperm activity and improve their quality indicators. Under their influence, the body activates the synthesis of enzymes that “preserve” spermatozoa, ensuring their preservation in the vagina until they reach the ovum. Consequently, the likelihood of fertilization increases.
In addition, the plant helps men to improve the quality and production of sperm, especially if the pathology is caused by an illness. To prepare the broth, pour 50 g of crushed dry raw materials with hot water (0.5 l), boil for a quarter of an hour. Cool the broth, strain and take it every two hours in a warm form on a tablespoon.
Especially for women
Knowing how to brew elecampane, you can improve the condition and get rid of many female ailments. Preparations based on this medicinal plant act gently, sparingly, without injuring other organs. Their reception is shown with:
- endometriosis;
- menstrual irregularities;
- painful menstruation;
- complex treatment of infertility;
- prolapse of the uterus;
- infectious and inflammatory processes of the mucosa (vaginitis, irritation, thrush).
With a delay in menstruation
Prepare a decoction from the root of elecampane at the rate of a tablespoon of raw materials per 0.3 l of water. Boil the composition for half an hour and the same amount of time it should be infused. The tool must be taken in two doses during the day. You need to know that in such a volume the elecampane infusion can cause a miscarriage, so make sure that you are not pregnant before using it.
For conception
To achieve the desired result, take 10 g of elecampane, burdock leaves and dandelion flowers. Place in a glass container and fill with 60% alcohol (500 ml). Insist this remedy for three weeks in a dark place. The container is shaken periodically. Take the composition twice a day, 50 ml.
Skin diseases
Traditional healers know how to prepare a decoction of elecampane, which will help in the treatment of many skin problems. To do this, you need to boil 100 g of roots, previously chopped, in about a minute, in a liter of water. The resulting broth is added to the bath or used as a wash and lotion. This tool relieves inflammation of the skin and severe itching.
Infusion
No less popular are the tinctures of elecampane, which are prepared quite simply. Within 10 hours, it is necessary to insist at room temperature two tablespoons (tea) of the roots of the plant in 250 ml of water. It is important to know that the water should be purified or boiled, but always cold. This tool is useful for people suffering from bronchitis or enterocolitis.
Dry cough
Chopped root (16 g) brew boiling water (250 ml), close the container tightly with a lid. After half an hour, the infusion is taken 100 ml one hour before a meal three times a day.
Ointments for skin diseases
Elecampane ointments have proven themselves well. How to cook such a composition? The root of the plant and the root of horse sorrel must be crushed to a powder state. A spoon (tablespoon) of these powders is mixed in a container and high-quality and fresh softened butter is added to make a mass that resembles thick sour cream in consistency. The medicine is ready to use.
A thin layer, without rubbing, the ointment is applied to areas affected by dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, twice a day. Such a drug relieves inflammation and itching.
The ointment can be used differently - it is mixed with lard or olive oil and thoroughly fried. Then lay the resulting mixture on a natural cotton cloth and place on the problem spot.
On unhealed wounds and ulcers, you can attach just plucked and slightly wrinkled so that the juice comes out, a sheet of elecampane. Such treatment is effective for erysipelas and scrofulous inflammation.
To prepare a medicinal extract of elecampane in vegetable oil, you should take one part of the root of elecampane and ten parts of any vegetable oil, mix well and keep it in the sun for two weeks. Scientists have proven that drugs made from extracts of elecampane roots heal festering wounds successfully and are effective for neurodermatitis and dermatitis.
Tuberculosis treatment
Elecampane is often used in the complex treatment of tuberculosis. Representatives of traditional medicine offer many recipes for the treatment of this disease, but they consider the tinctures for red wine and vodka to be the most effective.
One hundred grams of crushed raw material is poured with a liter of red grape wine. The mixture is infused for 8 days. Adults take this drug 50 ml before meals three times a day. This medicine can also be given to children, according to healers, over 7 years old, but not more than 1 tablespoon (canteen). True, doctors have a negative attitude to treating children with drugs containing alcohol.
Chopped root (120 g) pour grape red wine (500 ml). Put the mixture on low heat and simmer for no more than 10 minutes. Strain the composition. It should be taken before meals 50 ml.
If you are interested in how to prepare tincture of elecampane on vodka, check out the following recipe. Elecampane roots, preferably fresh, grind to get two full glasses. Pour them into a glass jar and fill with high-quality vodka (0.5 l). The tool is infused for 9 days. Take tincture before meals, one spoonful (tablespoon). The course of treatment with such a drug is long - at least three months. You can use it for jaundice and the initial stages of diabetes.
Joint poultices
They are recommended for people with arthrosis. For this, the root of elecampane is boiled to a mushy state. Apply this mass to the affected areas for 3-5 minutes. Use this method for a short time, as burns may appear.
In the treatment of ulcers
For people with a duodenal ulcer and a stomach, traditional healers can advise how to prepare elecampane to get rid of these ailments. At night, brew 2 teaspoons (tablespoons) of dry elecampane root in a thermos with boiling water (0.5 l). Infusion is taken three times a day for 2 tablespoons.
We treat the duodenum
To normalize the work of the duodenum, it is necessary to take a tablespoon of elecampane infusion, and then eat three tablespoons (teaspoons) of internal pork fat. Treatment lasts 21 days. Then you need to take a break for a month, after which the course can be repeated if necessary.
You can use the tincture of elecampane. A spoon (tablespoon) of crushed roots is poured into 0.5 l of chilled purified or boiled water and the container is placed in a water bath for a quarter of an hour. Take the drug in ½ cup before meals (half an hour) three times a day. The duration of treatment is a month.
Herbal Treats with Elecampane
It copes well with many ailments alone elecampane. How to brew it with other medicinal plants to enhance the healing effect? Below we provide recipes for medicinal potions.
Rheumatism treatment
If rheumatism occurs, it is necessary to mix 10 g of crushed elecampane root with the same number of burdock roots. They are thoroughly mixed, pour 0.25 liters of hot water and kept on low heat for several minutes. Strain the product and leave it to infuse for 20 minutes.
Take a decoction of 50 ml three times a day, regardless of food intake. The same tool in the form of heat can be used for compresses. Relief of the condition occurs in a week, but do not interrupt treatment, you should take the full course (month).
Rheumatoid arthritis
In order to soothe severe pain in this disease, it is necessary to prepare a more complex remedy. In this case, it is important not to make a mistake in the proportions:
- yarrow, flax seeds, horsetail, juniper fruits - in two parts;
- St. John's wort, May lily of the valley, clover grass, elecampane root - three parts each;
- common rapeseed, rosemary herb - four parts;
- a series of 5 parts.
Having thoroughly mixed all the herbs, take 5-6 tablespoons of the mixture and put them in a thermos. Herbs are poured with a liter of boiling water. So you get a daily dose. Take the composition half a cup before meals three times a day. Long treatment - at least five weeks, until you feel an improvement. Then the portion can be reduced by brewing 500 ml of 2-3 tablespoons of raw materials. Treatment can last up to 8 months.
Contraindications
It is important to know not only how to brew elecampane, but also that this amazing plant has limitations in taking. Treatment with elecampane should be abandoned for the following diseases:
- Gastritis with low acidity.
- Some heart diseases.
- Kidney disease.
- Atherosclerosis.
- Individual intolerance.
Side effects that may occur with a dosage violation:
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Excessive salivation.
- Heart rate increase.
- Dizziness.
- Weakness.
- Slow breathing.
Elecampane should not be used with excessive blood viscosity, low blood pressure, pregnancy, and breastfeeding.