Effect:
Digestive, kidney-stimulating, expectorant-promoting, antiseptic, expectorant, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, sweat-forming
Areas of application:
Bronchial disease, chronic cough, dry cough, whooping cough, asthma, loss of appetite, stomach weakness, heartburn, colic, mucus in the intestines, lungs and stomach in gastritis, promotes women's menstrual bleeding, skin blemishes, eczema, acne, pimples, blackheads, sciatica and Hip joint pain, jaundice
Plant parts used:
Flowers, leaves, roots
Collection time:
Fall/spring
Flowers from June to September
To find:
garden plant
Ingredients:
Helenin, essential oil, inulin, resin, azulene, bitter substances
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: 1 teaspoon of crushed fresh roots or leaves are poured with 1/4 liter of boiling water. The dried root is added to cold water and boiled. The steeping time is 10 minutes. You drink a cup before or with meals.
Scabwort is an upright herb that grows up to 2 m tall. The large rough leaves are toothed and can be ovate, elliptical or lance-shaped. The lower leaves have a stem, while the upper ones grow directly on the stem. Each leaf grows up to 30 to 50 cm long and 12 cm wide. The upper side of the leaf is hairy and green, while the underside is whitish and velvety. The flower heads are up to 7.5 cm in diameter and contain 50 to 100 yellow ray florets and 100 to 250 yellow disc florets. The real Scabwort blooms from June to August. The flowers are large, bright yellow and resemble a double sunflower. The brown, aromatic root branches underground. It is large, thick, mucilaginous and bitter with a camphor-like smell and a floral background scent.
🛑 Caution: Sometimes contact allergies or mucous membrane irritations occur when collecting, so only use if you are not affected by them. Be careful of cross-reactions if you are allergic to daisy plants. Then try out whether Scabwort is tolerated. Large doses of elecampane can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Scabwort should be avoided during pregnancy. Diabetics should consult their doctor before consuming the plant. Scabwort should also be avoided before operations and 2 weeks after a planned operation.
It is best to start with a small dose and increase it slowly without experiencing unwanted side effects such as nausea or excessive drying.
Elecampane can cure enchanted ailments, such as lumbago and possession.
The root has an aromatic smell, it contains inulin, a carbohydrate similar to fructose, it is also called elecampane starch. Because of its sweet taste, the substance is contained in some diabetic foods; inulin is considered a sweetener.
Hildegard von Bingen: The plant was used by Hildegard both internally and externally. For example, she recommended against lung pain: B. a drink in which juniper berries, mullein and yarrow were boiled in good wine. Raw, finely chopped elecampane was then added to this liquid and eaten as an addition to the soup. She made ointment for scabies and the associated skin inflammation and itching. 15 parts of elecampane, 3 parts of fern, 1 part of chervil, some frankincense and sulfur were extracted in lard. The patient should rub it on himself for 5 days, then the same patient should cleanse himself in a bath so that the bark and the stench are removed from him.