Elecompane Inula campara sometimes referred to as inula helenium, is a short plant, with yellow flowers, and digitalis-like leaves. The roots are pungent and irritant, with bitter taste and the odour resembles that of pepper and camphor (sometimes, the taste may be also astringent). The roots are the main port used for skin diseases while the seeds are rarely used in medicine. The leaves ace adulterants of Digitalis. The plant grows in central and southern Europe, the Mediterranean region where it grows wildly in Egypt, Central Asia and Russia.