Elder | Elecampane | English
Mace | Eucalyptus | European
Mandrake | Eyebright
Note: This
information is not intended as medical advice, and should not be
relied upon as a substitute for consultation with your doctor who
is familiar with your medical needs. Elder (Sambucus nigra) 22-9 m (9-30 ft).
Small white and yellowish flowers with heavy scent, dark green leaves,
shiny black-violet fruit. Shrub or tree found frequently and requiring
control to prevent undue spreading.
Culinary use of berries in jam juices and wines and flowers in jam tarts
and milk dishes.
Flowers once used as sleep-inducing tea and for rheumatism, fruits said
to produce perspiration reducing fever, and have an effect on chronic catarrh.
Tea bags can be purchased in health shops, for tea and water.
Elderflower water can be used for eye and skin lotions and as a mild astringent.
Back to index Elecampane (lnula Helenium) 1-2 m (3-6 ft).
Large yellow flowers, olive-coloured leaves. stout round coarse stem,
fibrous root brown-white colour inside.
Grows wild in many areas, sometimes cultivated.
Root has been used medicinally to ease coughing, and in treatment for
diabetes. In herbal teas for gall-bladder treatment. Used as mouthwash
for sore gums. Distilled oil is used in perfume manufacture.
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English Mace see Mace
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Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus).
Tall evergreen tree found in Australia, Tasmania and the U.S.A.
Medicinal use of oil of mature leaves for treatment of lung diseases,
colds and sore throats.
Commonly found in cough drops. Used externally as an antiseptic.
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Back to index Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) 30 cm (12 ins).
Purple and white flowers, square leafy stem.
Very common in pastures and other grassy areas.
Medicinal use for curing eye infections using weak infusion of the fresh herb
has been used as a tea for gall-bladder disorders.
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