Inula racemosa
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| Species: | I. racemosa
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| Inula racemosa Hook.f. 1881
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Inula racemosa is an Asian plant in the daisy family native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan.[2][3]
The roots are widely used locally in indigenous medicine as an expectorant and in veterinary medicine as a tonic. It has also been introduced as an ornamental plant and medicinal herb in many countries.[4][5]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Inula racemosa Hook.f.
- ^ Flora of China, Inula racemosa J. D. Hooker, 1881. 总状土木香 zong zhuang tu mu xiang
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1881.Flora of British India 3(8): 292
- ^ Thomas. G. S. (1990) Perennial Garden Plants. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-86048-8
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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