Inula racemosa

Tripathi, S.N., Tiwari, C.M., Upadhyay, B.N., and Gupta, V.K. 1984. Beneficial effect of Inula racemosa in angina pectoris. Indian J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 28, 73—76. 

Other genera from the Anthemideae tribe such as Inula, Tanacetum and Xanthium also yielded sesquiterpene lactones with a broad spectrum of antibacterial and antifungal activity. Isoalantolactone, a major constituent of Inula racemosa Flook. f, was tested for its... 

Cultivation of Saussurea costus and Inula racemosa in Cold Desert of the Lahaul Valley Revival of Cultivation Needed for their Conservation and Protection... 

Keywords Saussurea costus Inula racemosa endangered medicinal plants cultivation cropping efficiency cold desert agro-ecosystems Lahaul valley Indian Himalaya. 

Arora, R.K., Maheshwari, M.L., Chandel, K.P.S. and Gupta, R. (1980). Mano Inula racemosa) Little known aromatic plant of Lahul valley India. Economic Botany, 34 (2) 175-180. 

Kaloo, Z.A. and Shah, A.M. (1997). Plant regeneration from shoot apical tips of Inula racemosa-A threatened medicinal plant species. J. Oriental Science, 2 17-22. 

Kalsi, S.R., Goyal, K.K., Talwar and Cabra, B.R. (1989). Sterostructures of two biologically active sesquiterpen lactones from Inula racemosa. Phytochemistry, 28 2093-2096. 

Wani, P.A., Ganaie, K.A., Nawchoo, I.A. and Wafai, B.A. (2006). Phenological episodes and reproductive strategies of Inula racemosa (Asteraceae)- a critically endangered medicinal herb of North West Himalaya. International J. of Botany, 2 (2) 388-394. 

However, systematic cultivation of nearly all the threatened Himalayan medicinal plants excluding Saussurea lappa and Inula racemosa has not been done so far. Lack of standardized propagation and cultivation technology is one of the prominent reasons of this malady. 

Source Inula racemosa. Molecular formula C15 Hig O 4. Molecular weight 262.33. Melting point 141 deg C. 

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