PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW OF INULA RACEMOSA HOOK. F
Santosh Kumar Maurya*, Dinesh Kumar Verma
ABSTRACT
Root of Inula racemosa Hook. F (Asteraceae) is used in treatment of
cardiac disease and asthma. In this global era of traditional medicine
scientist are looking toward Ayurveda and other traditional medicine
with their scientific validation of therapeutic principles. The plant I.
racemosa was evaluated for a number of activities such as antihistamine,
antiallergic effect and mast cell stabilizing activity,
adaptogenic, cardioprotective, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory,
hepatoprotective, antimutagenic, antiapoptotic, activity.
The cardio protective action was clinically proven by several scholars.
In the present review we have tried to collect knowledge on
phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of Inula racemosa which is extensively used
in Indian system of medicine i.e. Ayurveda.
Keywords: Inula racemosa, antibacterial, cardio protective activity, anti-histamine.
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