Inula viscosa

Hernandez V, del Carmen Recio M, Manez S, Prieto JM, Giner RM, Rios JL. A mechanistic approach to the in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of sesquiterpenoid compounds isolated from Inula viscosa. Planta Med 2001 67 726—731. 

Aqueous extracts of ten medicinal plants were tested for their ability to inhibit Microsporum canis and Trichophyton rubrum, the ethiological agents of dermal fungal infections in humans [45]. Aqueous extract from the leaves of Inula viscosa Ait. =Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter) produced detectable antifungal activity against these... 

In an additional study, Freitas (1995) analyzed the comparative accumulation of Cr, Fe, Co, Zn, Se, Sb and Hg in two vascular plants, Cistus salvifolius and Inula viscosa and in the epiphytic lichen Parmelia sulcata in an industrial region occupied by a thermal coal-fired power station, a chemical plant and an oil refinery. Of the three organisms, the lichen P. sulcata was found to be the most effective bioaccumulator, as the above-mentioned elements accumulated in large amounts in the lichen. Thus, P. sulcata was recommended as a reliable bioindicator of air pollution. 

In the areas of the oldest mining works, shruhs like Spartium junceum L. and Rubus ulmifolius Scott dominate, while in the youngest ones, a colonizer like Inula viscosa (L.) Aiton dominates. Herbs, mainly mderal ones, are often the most abundant plants. Chamaephytes (e.g. Helichrysum italicum (Roth) Don. and Dorycnium hirsutum (L.) Ser.) are also very common. 

Al-Dissi, N.M, A.S. Salhab, and H.A. AI-Hajj. 2001. Effects of Inula viscosa leaf extracts on abortion and implantation in rats. /. Ethnopharmacol. 77 (1) 117-121. 

From Inula viscosa (L.) Ait (Tribus Inulea, Compositae) [6892]. 

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