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Inula helenium
Elecampane, Inula helenium, also called horse-heal , is a perennial composite plant common in many parts of Great Britain, and ranges throughout central and Southern Europe, and in Asia as far eastwards as the Himalayas.
Orto Botanico di Firenze (Botanical Garden of Florence), Italy.
The root was employed by the ancients, mentioned in Pliny, Natural History 19.29 both as a medicine and as a condiment, and in England it was formerly in great repute as an aromatic tonic and stimulant of the secretory organs. It is mentioned in an 1817 New-England almanack as a cure for hydrophobia when the root is bruised and used with a strong decoction of milk. It is used in herbal medicine as an expectorant and for water retention.
Spotted on Jul 11, 2014
Submitted on Feb 16, 2016
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