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INULA

(Elecampane)

Latin Name: Inula helenium
Family: Compositae
Height: 30-50cm

Used in human herbal medicine in cough preparations and by the Romans as a digestive sweetmeat. Valuable as a food for its inulin content. Inulin is a fructo-oligo-saccharide (fos) which acts as a prebiotic.

Inula Root (Elecampane Root) is a good source of calcium with a high Ca:P ratio.

Constituents: Inulin, volatile oil, saponins, sterol.

Actions: Digestive, expectorant, induces sweating, antiseptic.

Sources:

Elecampane Root (Inula Root) (International)  from Kalyx US

Elecampane Root (Inula Root) (US/Canada) from Kalyx US

Elecampane Root (Inula Root) Powder (International) from Kalyx US

Elecampane Root (Inula Root) is included in Galen's Garden's Fruits of the Forest mix for chinchillas

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