Inula helenium
Remedy of chronic bronchitis and diabetes. Chronic cough with copious expectoration. Diabetes with pruritus. Backache. Bearing-down. Used in herbal medicine for respiratory conditions.
Source
Prepared from the root of Inula helenium (Asteraceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic bronchitis with copious expectoration — the chief respiratory use. Diabetes with pruritus and sugar in urine. Backache — pressing, aching. Bearing-down in pelvis. Chronic catarrh. Debility. Used extensively in herbal medicine for respiratory infections and as a prebiotic (inulin content).
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, depressed.
General Symptoms
Chest and diabetes. Worse from cold, damp. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Chronic bronchitis. Copious expectoration. Chronic cough. Catarrh.
Urinary
Diabetes — sugar in urine. Pruritus from diabetes.
Back
Pressing, aching backache.
Female Genitalia
Bearing-down in pelvis.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, damp
Constitutional Type
Chronic bronchitis with diabetes.
Clinical Indications
Chronic bronchitis, diabetes with pruritus, catarrh, backache, bearing-down
Comparative Materia Medica
Seneca has elderly bronchitis. Balsamum has chronic bronchitis. Syzygium has diabetes.
Safety Information
Not established.
Elecampane root is widely used in herbal medicine for respiratory conditions. Contains inulin and alantolactone. Low toxicity. Large doses may cause GI upset. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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