Inula racemosa

Taxobox
name = "Inula racemosa"
regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Inuleae
genus = "Inula"
species = "I. racemosa"
binomial = "Inula racemosa"
binomial_authority = Hook.f.

"Inula racemosa" (syn. "Inula royleana" C.B.Clarke) is an ornamental plant of the Asteraceae family.

External links

* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Inula+royleana "Inula royleana"]

Inula racemosa (Hook.f) is a member of the Asteraceae family. It grows in the temperate and alpine western Himalayas, and it is common in Kashmir. The roots are widely used locally in indigenous medicine as an expectorant and in veterinary medicine as a tonic. Other species of Inula genus is as follows:

Species

*"Inula brittanicca"
*"Inula cappa"
*"Inula cuspidata"
*"Inula grandiflora"
*"Inula grantioides"
*"Inula graveolens"
*"Inula helenium"
*"Inula heterolepis"
*"Inula indica"
*"Inula japonica"
*"Inula macrophylla"
*"Inula royleana"
*"Inula salsoloides"
*"Inula thapsoides"
*"Inula verascifolia"
*"Inula viscosa"

External links

* [http://www.ayurvedicdietsolutions.com/Pushkara-mool.php Pushkarmool in Ayurveda]

References

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* Thomas. G. S. (1990) "Perennial Garden Plants." London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-86048-8