1. a tall plant of the daisy family with large yellow flowers and a thick root, native to Europe and Asia and used historically in herbal medicine and as a flavoring.
Usage: botanical name: Inula helenium; also called horseheal or scabwort

Examples

• Elecampane grows wild in meadows and has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
• The root of elecampane was once a common ingredient in herbal remedies.
• Medieval herbalists valued elecampane for its supposed healing properties.
• Elecampane flowers are bright yellow and bloom in late summer.
• The plant's thick rhizome is the part most often harvested for medicinal use.