Inula racemosa

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Inula racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Inuleae Genus: Inula Species: I. racemosa
Binomial name
Inula racemosa Hook.f.

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

Contents 1 External links 2 Species 3 External Links 4 References

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• 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:

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• 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

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• Pushkarmool in Ayurveda

[edit] References

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 
• Thomas. G. S. (1990) Perennial Garden Plants. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-86048-8