Inula racemosa Hook

Inula racemosa Hook. A stout herb, upto 5 ft. tall. Leaves leathery, rough above, densely hairy beneath, toothed. Flower heads many, yellow, in. racemes. Achenes slender, with reddish pappus'150'. Roots are 10-15 cm long and upto 2 cm in diameter. Dry roots are brownish-grey in colour. Fresh roots are flexible but on drying they become horny and hard, breaking with short smooth fracture. Freshly broken surface of dry root is pale brown but turns brownish-grey on keeping. In old root a part of the vascular cylinder sometimes decays in the centre and in such cases the roots become hollow

The pharmacological actions of Inula racemosa Hook are Alexiteric, Anti-anginal, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-pyretic, Anti-septic, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Laxative, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic.

The pharmacological actions of Inula racemosa Hook's Root extract are Anti-asthmatic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-pyretic, Anti-septic, Hypoglycemic.

The pharmacological actions of Inula racemosa Hook's Root powder are Anti-anginal, Hypotensive.

The pharmacological actions of Inula racemosa Hook's Seeds are Aphrodisiac, Hair Tonic.

The indications of Inula racemosa Hook are Asthma, Fever, Respiratory Disorders.

The indications of Inula racemosa Hook's Roots are Shocks, Indurations, Cough, Eruptions, Earache, Joints Pain, Angina, Boils, Liver Pain, Inflammations, Hemicrania.

The indications of Inula racemosa Hook's Seeds are Falling Hairs, Sexual Weakness.

The temperament of Inula racemosa Hook is 2nd order, warm and dry.

Odor: The odor of Inula racemosa Hook is Mild Peculiar Camphor-like.

Taste: Hot,Bitter,Camphorous.

The substitutes of Inula racemosa Hook are Iris germanica Linn, Saussurea lappa (Dcne.) Sch..

The active constituents of Inula racemosa Hook are Alantolactone, Germacranolide, Inulin, Inulolide, Isoalantolactone, ß-Sitosterol.

The antidotes of Inula racemosa Hook are Vinegar, Punica granatum Linn. (Fruit (sour)), Citrus aurantifolia (Christman) Swingle (Juice), Viola odorata Linn. (Syrup).