Elecampane

Botanical name: Inula helenium

Part used: Root

Gifts from this plant: Elecampane has a strong, bitter flavor and goes down much easier if made into a syrup or tea with lots of honey. Elecampane syrup helps with coughs, bronchitis and sinusitis. You can chew on a ¼ inch piece of this root to help with sore throats and coughs. Elecampane tea helps to liquefy and expectorate stuck, thick mucus from the lungs.