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Definition of Inula helenium
1. Noun. Tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inula Helenium
Literary usage of Inula helenium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Specific Medication and Specific Medicines by John Milton Scudder (1870)
"Inula helenium. (ELECAMPANE.) Preparation.—Prepare a tincture from the fresh
root, in the proportion of ..."
2. Wild flowers worth notice by Phebe Lankester (1879)
"Inula helenium. ELECAMPANE is found in pastures in various parts of Europe.
It is a native of Great Britain, and belongs to the order Composite. ..."
3. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"Inula helenium is tonic, stimulant, expectorant, emmenagogue, diuretic and
diaphoretic. Indications.—Gastric atony, with catarrhal condition of the mucous ..."
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