Steinmetz:Inula

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Inula dysenterica

Also known as (or relevant to) Inula dysenterica Pulicaria dysenterica Family Compositae English Names Common Fleabane Cammock Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) South-Western Asia Part(s) Used Herba Inulae dysentericae = Herba Pulicariae dysentericae = Herba Conyzae mediae

Action astringent diuretic tonic anti-dysenteric anti-diarrhetic

Inula helenium

Also known as (or relevant to) Inula helenium Family Compositae English Names Elecampane Ploughman's Spikenard Scabwort Natural Habitat Europe Caucasus Balkan North and Central Asia Southern Siberia Himalaya North America Japan Part(s) Used Radix Helemi = Radix Inulae = Radix Enulae Oleum Helenii

Constituent(s) essential oil inulin alantolacton alant-camphor helenin mucilage bitter principle pectin Action root: tonic stomachic expectorant diuretic sudorific cholagogue aromatic appetising antiseptic vermifuge; oil: antiseptic used in bronchitis and whooping cough

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book