Asteraceae Inula helenium L.
Elecampane Inula
Delaware - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33
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Inula helenium L.
Scientific name: Inula helenium L.
USDA symbol: INHE (
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Common names: Elecampane Inula
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Roots used with black snakeroot and stone root as a tonic.
RECRD: 42707 id: 17805