Loose Herb
Elecampane Root
Inula helenium
★★★★★Loved by the garden regulars
Cut root, bitter, aromatic and warming. Grown clean, dried whole, and kept apart so it steeps to exactly itself.
Chest and breathEases a coughWarming bitterWants a long simmer
Choose how often
1
Sold by the 2 oz pouch. Add a few — loose leaf keeps beautifully.
Whole-leaf
Caffeine-free
When it fits
DawnNoonDuskNight
Best time: Dusk, Night
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About the herb
A root that asks for a simmer.
Lifted in the second autumn, sliced and dried hard so it wants a proper simmer. Elecampane is a chest herb above all, taken through the winter for a stubborn cough and a tight chest.
Sharply aromatic and genuinely bitter, with a camphor note underneath that surprises people. Best blended, or taken small.
How to steep elecampane root
Half a TeaspoonPer cup — the root is assertive.
Water at full boilPour 8 to 10 oz over the root.
Simmer 10 minutesRoots need longer.
EveningsThrough the cold months. A cough is worse lying down, so an evening cup is the useful one.
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