elecampane
enUKel·e·cam·pane
E0070300 (ĕl′ĭ-kăm-pān′)elecampane
(ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn)el•e•cam•pane
(ˌɛl ɪ kæmˈpeɪn)n.
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单词 | elecampane | |||
释义 | elecampaneenUKel·e·cam·paneE0070300 (ĕl′ĭ-kăm-pān′)elecampane(ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn)el•e•cam•pane(ˌɛl ɪ kæmˈpeɪn)n.
elecampaneenUKelecampane(ĕl'əkămpān`), hardy Old World herb, Inula helenium, of the family Asteraceae (asteraster[Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis ..... Click the link for more information. family), naturalized in America and sometimes cultivated in gardens. It has showy yellow-rayed flowers and a thick root which was formerly regarded as a tonic and remedy for coughs and diseases of the chest. It was used in horse medicine, whence its popular name horse-heal. It was formerly classed in the genus Helenium (sneezeweeds), whose name derives from several traditions: one that Helen carried the flower when Paris took her to Troy; another that it sprang from Helen's tears; and a third that it was named for Helenus, a son of Priam. Elecampane is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae. ![]() elecampaneelecampaneenUKelecampaneChinese medicineA perennial herb that contains inulin (a starch), mucilage, pectin, resin, sterols and volatile oil. It is analgesic, anthelmintic, antiemetic, antimicrobial, antitussive, carminative, diaphoretic, expectorant, laxative and sedative; it is used to treat gastrointestinal complaints and fluid retention. Herbal medicine In Western herbal medicine, the root and rhizome have been used to treat anaemia, asthma, dysmenorrhoea and lung infections, including bronchitis and tuberculosis. elecampane(el″i-kam″pān′)elecampaneenUK
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