Elecampane

History:

Elecampane is a strikingly handsome perennial plant that may grow to ten feet in height. It is native to Eurasia, but is now cultivated and also grows wild along roadsides and waste places in temperate regions everywhere. Elecampane was probably brought to North America for its widely held reputation as a remedy for the skin diseases of sheep and horses (hence, its common names, Horseheal and Scabwort). It is found eastward of Minnesota and Missouri and northward from North Carolina into Canada. One of the most important herbs to the ancient Greeks and Romans as a medicine and condiment, Elecampane was regarded as almost a heal-all for a wide variety of health issues, including lungs and as a stomach tonic for digestive upsets (Horace relates how the Romans took Inula for indigestion after dining too richly). Galen recommended its use for sciatica, and both the Greeks and Romans used it in cold remedies, because it was thought to support perspiration and expectoration. Its botanical specific, helenium, appears to be a Latin corruption of the Greek, helenion, and is said to be named after Helen of Troy, because she was thought in myth to be gathering Elecampane when abducted by Paris. The name Elecampane is said to be a corruption of "enula campana," so-called because the herb was found growing wild in Campania. The rootstock has been used for centuries in herbal therapies, being a common remedy for respiratory and digestive health in the Middle Ages, and was even incorporated into a medieval digestive wine called Potio Paulina, an allusion to Saint Paul's Biblical injunction to "use a little wine for they stomach's sake." The Anglo-Saxons used the herb as a tonic and for skin health; and by the nineteenth century, Elecampane was used for skin, neuralgic and liver health and as an herbal expectorant. In England at that time the herb was included in candies and lozenges and taken each night and morning for healthy breathing. In today's herbal preparations, Elecampane is a favorite for respiratory and bronchial health. Some of the herb's constituents include mucilage, sterols, essential oil (including azulenes); and it is an exceptionally rich source of inulin (also called alantin), a mucilage-like polysaccharide, that is sometimes used as a sugar substitute.

Recommended Dosage:
Take two (2) capsules, one (1) time each day with water at an early to midday mealtime.

Contraindications:
Pregnant or nursing women should not use Elecampane Herbal Supplement. Those who suffer from allergies to members of the daisy family (ragweed, asters, sunflowers, etc.) should consult a doctor before using this product. Diabetics should not use Elecampane without first consulting a physician, and overuse (more than recommended dosage) may cause vomiting, diarrhea or a feeling of unusual heartbeat.

Capsule Information:
Our Elecampane supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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