Inula racemosa
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| Inula racemosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Inula racemosa Hook.f. |
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Inula racemosa (syn. Inula royleana C.B.Clarke) is an ornamental plant of the Asteraceae family.
Inula racemosa 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.
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- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
- Thomas. G. S. (1990) Perennial Garden Plants. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-86048-8
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