Inula racemosa
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| Inula racemosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. racemosa |
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| Inula racemosa Hook.f. | |
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Inula racemosa is a species of an ornamental plant of the Asteraceae family.
Inula racemosa 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.
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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
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