Monday, October 26, 2015

Elecampane

Inula helenium, Elecampane just may have a really amazing history.  I am not going to write it all now, after midnight.

But here are a few thoughts:  it was named elf wort or elf weed for a good reason.  I suspect it is something to do with absinthe.

Why the name of the plant is associated with Helen of Troy...?  Could Helen of Troy have a connection to ancient religious ideas?  I noticed a story where they used elecampane to bring the Wild Man back to life in a mummer's Christmas play.  It is from the book, Santa Claus - Last of the Wild Men...

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