Inula helenium, Elecampane Seeds
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Inula helenium
Elecampane
sorts and variety
graceful and productive type with strong roots, volatile oil about 3,9 %
drug
roots (Inulae radix)
most important active substances
volatile oil until about 5 %; inulin bis 40 %, terpenoide bitter principles, polysaccharides, helenin
most important usages
internally for bronchitis, whooping cough, bronchial catarrh, digestive complaints, in the biocosmetics for the treatment of acne, eczemas and as a beauty treatment,
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seeds grains: 1,6 g
Seed demand for drilling: august / september1,5 kg /ha
Demand for plantation: april 6 plants/m²
Distance between the rows: 50 cm
harvest: in the first or second year in autumn
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