What is another word for elecampane?

Pronunciation: [ɪlˈɛkɐmpˌe͡ɪn] (IPA)

Elecampane is a medicinal plant with a wide range of health benefits; its scientific name is Inula helenium. Due to its numerous medicinal properties, elecampane is also known as horse-heal or elfdock. In traditional medicine, elecampane is used as a natural remedy for respiratory ailments, such as coughs, bronchitis, and asthma. It is also believed to provide gastrointestinal and liver support, aid in wound healing, and reduce inflammation. Apart from horse-heal and elfdock, elecampane is referred to by other synonyms like wild sunflower, marchalan, velvet dock, or scabwort. All these names describe the medicinal efficacy of this versatile herb that has been used for thousands of years.

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What are the hyponyms for Elecampane?

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Usage examples for Elecampane

Then, bethinking himself, he exclaims: I have a little bottle, called elecampane, If the man is alive, let him rise and fight again.
"John Keble's Parishes"
Charlotte M Yonge
The stout stalks of elecampane with their large leaves and yellowish brown flowers were seen, and numerous small plants peeped from among their rich setting of vines and mosses.
"See America First"
Orville O. Hiestand
Thus I reached home in better cheer than I had hoped; and when Susan told me that Cousin Maud was in the kitchen ordering the supper, I crept up- stairs, hastily changed my wet raiment, sent forth my man to tell Ann that she was to come to me, and then, in the best chamber, I fetched forth the elecampane wine which I had ever found the best remedy when my cousin needed some strength.
"Margery, Volume 7."
Georg Ebers

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