Inula racemosa is an Asian plant in the daisy family native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan.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 Seeds are positive photoblastic thus require light for germination or show surface germination Sharma RK, Bhatia B, Chhibbar AK, Mukherjee S, Ritika, Kumari K, Indu (2024). Substitute of light requirement for germination in positive photoblastic seeds of Inula racemosa; a critically endangered medicinal and aromatic plant of NW Himalaya. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 50: 377-383. https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2024.0015
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.Thomas. G. S. (1990) Perennial Garden Plants. London: J. M. Dent & Sons.
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