Elecampane 化学特性,用途語,生産方法
解説
オオグルマ(大車)，キク科の多年草で，ヨーロッパ原産。草丈は1～2mに達し，初秋の頃黄色の舌状花のある頭状花を開く。根を乾燥したものが生薬の土木香 (どもっこう) で，健胃，利尿，駆虫の効果がある。
化学的特性
Perennial, herbaceous plant, branched and velveted, widespread throughout Europe and western Asia; grows 1 to 2 m
(3 to 7 ft) tall. The plant has cylindrical, erect stalks; nodular, fleshy rhizomes; alternate leaves and yellow flowers. It blooms from
May to August. The parts used are the rhizomes and roots. Elecampane has a bitter, aromatic flavor.
天然物の起源
Elecampane is native to Asia and Europe. It has been naturalized to North America.
使用
The herbal properties of elecampane (Inula helenium) for topical use are described as astringent and antiseptic. In the past, it was used for treating skin problems in people and animals. Its common name, scabwort, comes from the belief that it cured sheep affected with the scab. It gets its other name, horseheal, from its reputed virtues in curing skin diseases suffered by horses. elecampane’s therapeutic value is attributed to its abundant content of inulin, a polysaccharide found in plants. It can also be used to mask odor. The extract used for therapeutic purposes is preferably obtained from the root of a twoto three-year-old plant. When the plant is older, the root becomes too woody for extraction.
精油の成分
The dried product and its derivatives contain inulin, alantol, helenin, alantic acid and other substances.
Elecampane 上流と下流の製品情報
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準備製品