| Inula racemosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| 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. Seeds are positive photoblastic thus require light for germination or show surface germination
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.
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
- 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
- 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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