Orally, it is taken for gastrointestinal and rheumatic diseases; as an expectorant for suffocation, bronchitis; as an anthelmintic, cholagogue, diuretic, and hemostatic.
Method of application and dosage: Finely chopped raw material (20 g) is poured with 200 ml of water, heated on a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cooled for 10 minutes, strained, and boiled water is added to the original volume. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Tincture: 50 g of elecampane roots are infused in 0.5 liters of vodka, infused for 14 days in a dark place. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. This tincture can also be used to rub joints and make warming compresses.
Externally, in the form of baths, it is applied for hemorrhoidal nodes and rectum. It is also used for gargling (in acute and chronic pharyngitis). Finely chopped raw material (50 g) is poured with 100 ml of water, boiled for 20 minutes, and strained. The resulting decoction is mixed with 50 g of vaseline. Used for application to affected areas of the skin (for poorly healing wounds).
Contraindications: individual intolerance, pregnancy, lactation, and for people with kidney and heart diseases.
Internal use:
Take internally as an appetite stimulant and digestive aid, as well as for deworming, as a cholagogue, and as a mild laxative for liver diseases, spleen conditions, gastritis, chronic constipation, hemorrhoids, and inflammatory conditions of the lymph nodes, furunculosis, medicamentous dermatitis, and acne. It improves overall well-being, normalizes metabolism, reduces cholesterol levels in the blood, and improves blood composition in anemia.
Method of application and dosage: Pour 1 tablespoon of roots with 200 ml of boiling water, boil for 15 minutes in a water bath, infuse for 45 minutes at room temperature, strain. Bring the ready infusion to the initial volume and take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day 15 minutes before meals.
External use:
Externally, it is applied as rubs and washes for furunculosis, acne, dermatitis, and as a whitening agent for washing the face to get rid of freckles. Pour 2 tablespoons of raw material with 300 ml of boiling water, simmer for 15 minutes over low heat, infuse until cooled.
Contraindications: Individual intolerance, acute conditions with biliary tract obstruction, increased secretion of hydrochloric acid (peptic ulcer and gastritis).